Fuglenes is a district in Hammerfest Municipality in Norway.[1][2] It is the location of the northernmost point of the Struve Geodetic Arc. It is a geodetic point, one of the 34 points selected for the World Heritage List. It was here that Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve's surveys ended in 1852.[3]
Fuglenes | |
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   From top left to right: Northernmost station of the Struve Geodetic Arc, Fuglenes light beacon, Hammerfest Harbour at Fuglenes Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates: 70°40′12″N 23°39′48″E / 70.67°N 23.663333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| Municipality | Hammerfest Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The meridian support
editThe meridian support was designed by Wilhelm von Hanno and erected in 1854 to commemorate the largest international measurement of the earth's shape and size. The meridian support with plinth, column, chapter, globe is an example of which styles von Hanno was inspired by.[4]
The shelf is in three parts and in unpolished granite. While the two lower parts are almost square, the upper part is leaf-shaped, where the tip of the leaf forms corners and points towards the directions north, west, south and east. In a circular base on this upper part of the shelf rests the column. This polished granite column becomes slimmer in diameter with height.[5]
The survey was initiated by Wilhelm Struve who received support from King Oscar I of Norway-Sweden and Alexander I of Russia.[6]
The meridian support is on the UNESCO list and is a protected cultural monument. The meridian support has the following inscription: [translated in English] "The northernmost endpoint of a meridian arc of 25° 20` from the northern ocean to the Danube river - through Norway, Sweden and Russia. By arrangement of HM Oscar I and Emperors Alexander I and Nicolaus I by uninterrupted geometries. Latitude 70 ° 40` 11.3``".[7]
Other notable buildings/landmarks
edit- Fuglenes Lighthouse, lighthouse which was established in 1859, and deactivated in 1911, when it was replaced by a light.[8][9]
- Fuglenes School (Norwegian skole), public primary school which has 193 students in 8 school classes, from first to seventh grade.[10] The school principal is Turid Leseth.
- Skansen på Fuglenes, historic landmark.
Notable people
edit- Charles Robertson (1875–1958), Norwegian Minister of Trade 1926–1928.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Fuglenes, Norway". Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ The World Air Quality Index project (2020-06-20). "Air Pollution in Fuglenes, Hammerfest, Norway: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map". Beijing Air Pollution. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ Alta Museum: The Art of Survey of the Earth from Finnmark
- ^ "Hammerfest Turistas". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "The Struve Geodetic Arc". Visit Hammerfest. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Struve Geodetic Arc". World Heritage Site. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Struve Geodetic Arc". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Fuglenes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Fuglenes fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Fuglenes skole". Fuglenes skole (in Norwegian). 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Norsk senter for forskningsdata AS". NSD (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-10-12.