Fuglenes
Fuglenes is a district in the municipality of Hammerfest in Norway. 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.
Fuglenes | |
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District | |
From top left to right: Northernmost station of the Struve Geodetic Arc, Fuglenes light beacon, Hammerfest Harbour at Fuglenes Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 70.67°N 23.663333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| Municipality | Hammerfest |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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