Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Kassel District
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Bad Arolsen
9th Meridian East Granite Globe, Bad Arolsen
Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Kassel District
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Bad Arolsen
9th Meridian East Granite Globe, Bad Arolsen
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Location: Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Here ran the 9th longitude... clearly described with the adjacent board
September 27, 2024
Like all other meridians, the 9th degree of longitude begins at the North Pole, passes through the polar sea, the North Atlantic, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, northern Italy, Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the South Atlantic, the Southern Ocean and meets in the Antarctic to the South Pole.
In Bad Arolsen, at Bahnhofstrasse 98, in front of the EWF customer center, there is a granite ball with a milled groove that represents the 9th degree of longitude.
Source: deutsche-leuchtfeuer.de/themen/9-meridian.html
March 28, 2021
Picture no.3 shows the current location of the 9th degree of longitude
February 4, 2024
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