Geographical midpoint of Europe

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Geographical midpoint of Europe
Geographical midpoint of Europe

In 1887, geographers from the Austro-Hungarian Empire set up a historical marker and a large stone in what is today a part of Ukraine, believed to mark the geographic centre of Europe. The interpretation of the worn Latin inscription on the monument is debated, with some claiming that the marker is merely one of a number of fixed triangulation points for surveying purposes established around the territory of the former empire. The external borders of Europe taken into account during the calculations are not known. According to the description, the methodology used for the calculation is that of the geometrical middle point of the extreme latitudes and longitudes of Europe, so the stone was located at 48°30′N 23°23′E. However, the actual location of the monument seems rather 47°57′46.47″N 24°11′14.4″E and not the coordinates to which they relate. This is near the village of Dilove located on the Tisza river, close to the Romanian border, in the county of Rakhiv in the Transcarpathian region.

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Taken on: April 21, 2009
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Camera: Pentax K10D, f/16.0, 1/350 sec, 33mm (=49mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/350)
Focal Length: 33mm (35mm equivalent: 49mm)
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Contrast: High
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: darktable 4.4.2
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