Geographical Centres Geographical Centres - Geographical Midpoint of Europe, Geographic Centers of the Ugeographical Midpoint of Europe, Geographic Centers of the United States, Centre Points of the United Kingdom Nited States, Centre Points of the United Kingdom (Paperback)

Chapters: Geographical Midpoint of Europe, Geographic Centers of the United States, Centre Points of the United Kingdom, Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States, Geographical Center of Sweden, Centre of Norway, Centre of Scotland, Geographical Centre of Switzerland, Geographical Centre of New Zealand, Geographical Centre of Belgium, Geographical Centre of Lithuania, Geographical Centre of the Russian Federation. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Geographical midpoint of Europe - Locations currently vying for the distinction of being the centre of Europe include: As noted below, Guinness World Records recognizes Bernotai, a location 26 km north of Vilnius, Lithuania, as the "official" geographical midpoint of Europe. But that does not preclude the viability of other centres, depending on the methodology used in determination. Austrian-Hungarian marker in Ukraine Mount Tillenberg/Dyle (in the background, as seen from Neualbenreuth, Bavaria) German Empire geographers did their own geographic analysis at the beginning of the 1900s and concluded that the Austrian measurements were incorrect. The German scientists stated that the true geographic centre of Europe was in the Saxon capital city of Dresden, near the "Frauenkirche" church. Measurements done after World War II by Soviet scientists again proclaimed Rakhiv and Dilove (in Russian: Rakhov and Dyelovoye) to be the geographical centre of Europe. The old marker in the small town was renewed, and a major campaign to convince everyone of its validity was undertaken. Another possible centre of Europe is the Central Slovak town of Krahule, near the mining town of Kremnica, now a famous centre for winter sports. There is now a stone commemorating the point at as well as a hotel and a recreat...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1214505