The Struve Geodetic Arc was the first technical and scientific object to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Measurements were made in the form of a chain of triangulation along the meridian stretching from Ismail on the Black Sea in the South to Fuglenes in Hammerfest in the North.

A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface running from pole to pole.

The Meridian Column marks the northernmost measure point on Fuglenes in Hammerfest.

• Destination

  The Finnmark Plateau

• Country

  Norway

• Type of experience

  Culture

• Best time to visit

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Autumn
  • Summer

• Nearby stations

  • Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen
  • Lakselv Airport, Banak
  • Båtsfjord Airport