Which cross-border UNESCO site, listed in 2005, includes survey points in Latvia and other countries?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. the Struve Geodetic Arc
- Step 1: The arc is a chain of survey triangulations from Norway to the Black Sea. Step 2. It was used to measure the shape of the Earth in the nineteenth century. Answer: the Struve Geodetic Arc. Why not the others: The Curonian Spit is on the Lithuanian-Russian coast, and the others are not UNESCO sites.
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