List of geographical centers

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There are different calculation methods for determining the center of a country. Some are described in the article Center of Germany . You can determine the center of a country using different methods. There is no scientific, government-authorized definition. The indication of geographical centers is therefore more of a gimmick. This leaves a lot of room for different calculations, some of which differ remarkably from one another. Often they have a tourist significance because small places emerge from their anonymity and can set a monument in the center.

In addition to these geographic methods, there is also the

  • Center of population , as the point to which all inhabitants of an area are on average the shortest distance (as the crow flies).
  • Means of transport with the shortest route on average via public traffic areas from all points in the country, alternatively the route from all border towns.
  • political, cultural, economic and / or social center, which rarely coincides with the national center.

Such calculations can definitely make sense when planning infrastructure or logistics .

The calculation of the center point is particularly controversial in states with various separate and distant parts of the country, such as B. USA ( Alaska , Hawaii ), Greece or Indonesia (island world), exclaves and enclaves as in Russia ( Kaliningrad in Poland / Lithuania) or United Kingdom / Spain ( Gibraltar ), overseas territories or distant islands ( Greenland , Canaries , Azores , South Georgia .)

This list should cover the earth , continents , large geographical units (e.g. Iberian Peninsula), communities of states (e.g. EU), states and their first level including ( federal states and equivalents (e.g. Lazio, England)) be limited.

Europe today

Center of area place Coordinates Hints image
Europe  (continent) LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , Vilnius District Municipality at Purnuškės 54 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 25 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E Center of Europe focus Lithuania Center of Europe.jpg
European UnionEuropean Union European Union GermanyGermany Germany , BavariaBavariaBavaria  Oberwestern
until January 31, 2020
50 ° 6 ′ 48 ″  N , 9 ° 15 ′ 14 ″  E Central Europe before Brexit June 2017 - 3.jpg
Gadheim
from February 1, 2020
49 ° 50 ′ 35 "  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 7"  E GADHEIM-EU-CENTER-OF-POST-BREXIT.jpg
European states and regions
AlbaniaAlbania Albania Central Albania Elbasan estimated:
41 ° 6 ′ 41 ″  N , 20 ° 4 ′ 49 ″  E

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AndorraAndorra Andorra Encamp 42 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  E
Baltic states
EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg LithuaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg
Latvia, Zemgale Lejasmisiņi, Tīnūžu pagasts, Ikšķile district 56 ° 51 ′ 34 "  N , 24 ° 35 ′ 53"  E
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Walloon Brabant Walhain
district of Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin
50 ° 38 ′ 25 "  N , 4 ° 40 ′ 0"  E CentreOfBelgium.jpg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central Bosnia Travnik 44 ° 12 ′ 36 "  N , 17 ° 47 ′ 42"  E
BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria Gabrovo / Stara Sagora oblast border Usana 42 ° 45 ′ 58 "  N , 25 ° 14 ′ 18"  E Uzana Iz1.jpg
DenmarkDenmark Denmark Region Sjælland ( German  Zealand ) Rørvig 55 ° 57 ′ 34 "  N , 11 ° 45 ′ 52"  E Danmarks Midtpunkt.jpg
Region Midtjylland ( German  Central Jutland ) Odder 55 ° 58 ′ 42 "  N , 10 ° 9 ′ 38"  E
GermanyGermany Germany Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis , Thuringia Niederdorla 51 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E geographical center
Center stone Niederdorla.JPG
EstoniaEstonia Estonia Jõgeva County Adavere ( German  Addafer ), Kalmemägi, Kalme 58 ° 41 ′ 39 "  N , 25 ° 54 ′ 28"  E Mandri-Eesti keskpunkt Adavere1.jpg
FinlandFinland Finland Northern Ostrobothnia Piippola 64 ° 10 ′ 47 "  N , 25 ° 48 ′ 9"  E Centerpoint of Finland - panoramio.jpg
FranceFrance France La Brande du Murat, Allier department Nassigny 46 ° 29 ′ 38 "  N , 2 ° 36 ′ 10"  E Taking into account CorsicaCorsicaCorsica 
La Coucière, Cher department Vesdun 46 ° 32 '23 "  N , 2 ° 25' 49"  E without taking Corsica into account
GreeceGreece Greece Central Greece Delphi 38 ° 28 ′ 53 "  N , 22 ° 30 ′ 0"  E
Omphalos , the navel of the world Omphallos.jpg
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain (island)
EnglandEngland ScotlandScotland WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
Forest of Bowland , Lancashire Wolfhole Crag 54 ° 0 ′ 13 ″  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 52 ″  W. see also United Kingdom
Calculation by Ordnance Survey with the inclusion of all the islands.
Trig Pillar, Wolfhole Crag - geograph.org.uk - 770706.jpg
Brennand Farm 53 ° 56 '43 "  N , 2 ° 31' 14"  W. Calculation by Ordnance Survey including all islands.
Lancashire Whalley , OS Grid Reference SD7232136671 53 ° 49 ′ 32 "  N , 2 ° 25 ′ 19"  W. Calculation by Ordnance Survey excluding the islands
Iberian Peninsula
SpainSpain PortugalPortugal AndorraAndorra GibraltarGibraltar
Madrid Province Getafe , Cerro de Los Ángeles 40 ° 18 ′ 30 ″  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 5 ″  W. Cerro de los Ángeles (Getafe) - panoramio.jpg
IrelandIreland Ireland County Galway , Connacht Carrownafinnoge 53 ° 10 ′ 50 "  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 48"  W.
Ireland (island)
IrelandIreland Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
County Roscommon Carnagh East ( Irish An Charnach Thoir ) 53 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W. Pasture at Carnagh East - geograph.org.uk - 964628.jpg
IcelandIceland Iceland Hofsjökull glacier 67 ° 9 '2.1 "  N , 18 ° 41' 1.1"  W. A little northeast of the Hofsjökull glacier
Hofsjökull.jpeg
ItalyItaly Italy Lazio Rieti 42 ° 24 '8 "  N , 12 ° 51' 44"  E
Umbria southwest of Narni 42 ° 30 ′ 27 "  N , 12 ° 32 ′ 17"  E Ponte Cardona - Centro Geografico d'Italia.jpg
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan Western Kazakhstan near a lake, northwest of Novaya Kazanka in the Zhanakala District 49 ° 3 '2.1 "  N , 49 ° 31' 42.6"  E
KosovoKosovo Kosovo Drenas municipality Fushticë e Ulët 42 ° 33 ′ 20 "  N , 20 ° 54 ′ 46"  E
CroatiaCroatia Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Village Drinić (near a restaurant), municipality of Petrovac , Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina ;

27 kilometers from the Croatian border

44 ° 29 '  N , 16 ° 29'  E
LatviaLatvia Latvia Lejaskraučas, Tīnūžu parish, district Ikšķile , Semgallen Tīnūži / Ikskile 56 ° 52 ′ 49 ″  N , 24 ° 36 ′ 22 ″  E Focus
Suntažu pagasts, Ogres novads , Zemgale between Varži and Viršņukalns 56 ° 52 ′ 51 ″  N , 24 ° 59 ′ 2 ″  E main emphasis
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein Gaflei , municipality of Triesenberg on the Alp Bargälla 47 ° 8 '30 "  N , 9 ° 33' 11"  O ( 760 379  /  223343 ) Center Principality of Liechtenstein.jpg
LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania Ruoščiai about 3 km south of Dotnuva ( German  Dotnau ) 55 ° 19 ′ 48 ″  N , 23 ° 54 ′ 20 ″  E Based on calculations from 1995 Ruoščiai004.JPG
LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg Canton of Mersch Mersch , Kronenberg ( Luxembourgish Krounebierg ) 49 ° 44 ′ 35 "  N , 6 ° 5 ′ 16"  E Mersch Obelisk1.jpg
MaltaMalta Malta Northwest Malta, Western Ħal Lija 35 ° 53 ′ 49 ″  N , 14 ° 26 ′ 16 ″  E
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Gelderland Lunteren 52 ° 6 '3 "  N , 5 ° 38' 46"  E Geographic center Lunteren middelpunt.jpg
Putt 52 ° 14 ′ 36 "  N , 5 ° 38 ′ 3"  E Geometric focus Putten zwaartepunt.jpg
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia Vardar Veles 41 ° 43 '12 "  N , 21 ° 47' 36"  E
NorwayNorway Norway Steinkjer in Trøndelag Ogndalsfjella
63 ° 59 ′ 26 ″  N , 12 ° 18 ′ 28 ″  E Norges geografiske midtpunkt vinterstid.jpg
AustriaAustria Austria Liezen district , Styria Stainach-Pürgg 47 ° 35 ′ 38 "  N , 14 ° 7 ′ 28"  E Bear Moist Mölbing 1.jpg
PolandPoland Poland Łódź Voivodeship Piątek 52 ° 4 ′ 9 ″  N , 19 ° 28 ′ 50 ″  E Poland Piatek - center of country.jpg
PortugalPortugal Portugal Centro , Pinhal Interior Sul Vila de Rei / Piço da Melriça 39 ° 41 ′ 40 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 50 ″  W. Centro geodésico Portugal.JPG
RomaniaRomania Romania Merghindeal Municipality , Sibiu County ( Transylvania ) Schönberg ( Romanian Dealu Frumos ) 45 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  N , 24 ° 41 ′ 9 ″  E
RussiaRussia Russia Nizhny Novgorod south of Timoshino ( Russian Тимошино ) estimated:
57 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 44 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E

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San MarinoSan Marino San Marino City of San Marino Monte Titano 43 ° 56 ′ 13 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 4 ″  E Northeast of Monte Titano
SwedenSweden Sweden Torpshammar , Medelpad Flataklocken is Sweden's center 62 ° 23 ′ 12 ″  N , 16 ° 19 ′ 16 ″  E SverigesGeografiskaMittpunkt.jpg
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Canton of Obwalden Älggi-Alp 46 ° 48 '4 "  N , 8 ° 13' 36"  O ( 660 158  /  183640 ) [ 46 ° 47 '54 "  N , 8 ° 13' 55"  O ( 660 557  /  183 337 ) ]
main emphasis [ Marked position ] Geographical center of Switzerland.JPG
Canton Bern Silbermoos in Uetendorf 46 ° 47 '0 "  N , 7 ° 34' 0"  O ( 609778  /  181368 ) Center of the country (border remote place)
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia Central Slovakia on the mountain Majerový Hrb 48 ° 43 ′ 23 "  N , 19 ° 14 ′ 35"  E
SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia Litija ( German  Littai ), Region Dolenjska ( German  Lower Carniola ) Spodnya Slivna 46 ° 7 ′ 12 "  N , 14 ° 48 ′ 55"  E GEOSS Vače - panoramio.jpg
SpainSpain Spain Madrid Kilometer Zero, Plaza Puerta del Sol 40 ° 25 ′ 1 ″  N , 3 ° 42 ′ 13 ″  W. MadridPuertaDelSol Km0.jpg
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Kraj Vysočina Číhošť 49 ° 44 ′ 37 "  N , 15 ° 20 ′ 19"  E Geografický střed České republiky.jpg
Bohemia Ďábel 49 ° 53 ′ 29 "  N , 14 ° 25 ′ 58"  E Origin of the smallest enclosing radius
TurkeyTurkey Turkey Eastern Thrace Muratlı / Tekirdağ estimated:
41 ° 4 ′ 25 ″  N , 27 ° 34 ′ 31.6 ″  E

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UkraineUkraine Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast at Dobrowelychkivka 48 ° 24 ′ 1 ″  N , 31 ° 9 ′ 25 ″  E
HungaryHungary Hungary Pest county Pusztavacs 47 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  N , 19 ° 30 ′ 14 ″  E
Vatican cityVatican Vatican city in the Vatican Gardens, at an intersection near the Fontana dell'Aquilone 41 ° 54 '13.8 "  N , 12 ° 27" 7.4 "  E
Below left, near the barrier with blue traffic signs
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom EnglandEngland ScotlandScotland Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
Irish Sea
western Morecambe Bay 54 ° 5 ′ 36 "  N , 2 ° 53 ′ 41"  W. see also Great Britain
without overseas territories
EnglandEngland England Lindley Hall Farm, 1 mile east of Fenny Drayton and 3 miles north of Nuneaton 52 ° 34 ′ 4 "  N , 1 ° 27 ′ 53"  W. mainland only
Between Lindley Hall Farm and Lindley Grange 1 mile east of Fenny Drayton and 3 miles north of Nuneaton 52 ° 33 '43 "  N , 1 ° 27' 54"  E with islands
ScotlandScotland Scotland
Scottish Highlands , Hills near Loch Garry ( Scottish Gaelic Loch Garraidh ) 56 ° 49 ′ 1 ″  N , 4 ° 10 ′ 58 ″  W. main emphasis
Scottish Highlands , Newtonmore, Glentruim 57 ° 1 ′ 12 "  N , 4 ° 10 ′ 41"  W. Geographic center
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland Annaghone, at Cookstown, County Tyrone 54 ° 36 ′ 27 "  N , 6 ° 41 ′ 35"  W.
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 7.5 km northwest of Claerwen Reservoir and 2.5 km south of Cwmystwyth 52 ° 19 ′ 49 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 59 ″  W. including offshore islands
3.5 km northwest of the Claerwen reservoir next to Afon Claerddu 52 ° 17 ′ 43 "  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 38"  W. mainland only
BelarusBelarus Belarus Puchavičy Rajon , Minsk Oblast Southeast Antonovo ( Belarusian Антанова ) 53 ° 31 '44 "  N , 28 ° 2' 42"  E Center Belarus.jpg

Remarks

  1. Focus, without taking into account overseas territories (such as French overseas territories ) that are not part of the territory of the European Union. The French Départements et régions d'outre-mer (DOM-ROM) belonging to the territory of the European Union have, however, been taken into account in the determination.
  2. After the United Kingdom left the EU ( Brexit ) on January 31, 2020, the center shifted by almost 56 kilometers to the southeast. A corresponding position has now been created.
  3. ^ To the northwest of Encamp parish
  4. The center of the Baltic region is located in the Ikšķile municipality about 2.3 km west of the village of Tīnūžu. Private houses are currently being built on the meadow. The closest houses are at Lejas Paegļi, about 120 m northeast. Interestingly, the Baltic center is just 2.4 km south of the geographic center of Latvia.
  5. To mark the center, a monument designed by the local architect Bernard Defrenne was erected approx. 239 m north of the Place du Tram (pedestrian zone, former train stop). It stands on a base that is supposed to represent the earth's crust and in which 12 lamps are embedded, which stand for the twelve EC states ( EC -12: up to and including 1994, not EU ). Three pillars, which symbolize the three regions of Belgium , carry a pyramid with a steel tube attached in the middle, which shows the center of Belgium. In front of it, three panels provide information in German, French and Dutch about the meaning of the individual parts of the monument. The inauguration took place on August 22, 1998 - strange, at that time the EU-15 already existed: up to and including April 2004 .
  6. between Travnik and Zenica
  7. Denmark has several central points, because the islands, possibly including Greenland , allow several calculations. The official center also takes the island of Bornholm into account .
  8. Inconspicuous stone at the foot of a tree against Nølevvej 5
  9. A current center is not known. With the diverse island world, a calculation should be difficult. It used to be Delphi as the center.
  10. About seven kilometers northwest of Dunsop Bridge . There is no memorial or sign at the exact point. It's just a vague tuft of grass surrounded by peat bog. It was close to 100,000. BT phone booth set up with the note: “You are calling from the BT payphone that marks the center of Great Britain”. - Stuck in the middle with ewe
  11. In the calculation of the center of the northernmost point of Iceland was not taken into account: Kolbeinsey at 67 ° 8 '9 "  N , 18 ° 41' 3"  W . It is only a 0.009 hectare rock in the sea, but Iceland also defends it from the forces of nature to protect its territory , e.g. B. because of the fishing rights .
  12. The calculations from 1994 resulted in Ponte Cardona at the coordinates mentioned as “L'ombelicolo d'Italia”.
  13. European part (5.4%). The center is probably a little north of Novaya Kazanka
  14. The center of the area is a good 20 km away in southern foreign countries. Therefore, Zagreb or Biograd na Moru on the coast is often given as the country's center.
    Equal to 4 resorts in Croatia not claim the center of the world to be
  15. The geographical center of Latvia is in the municipality of Ikšķile about 3.3 km northeast of the village of Tīnūži. It is located on a meadow that is currently a building site for private houses. The closest house in the hamlet of Auriņi is 60 m to the southeast. The center is not marked. The interesting thing is that the geographical center of the Baltic is only about 2.4 km south.
  16. The calculations by "NeoGeo" show that the main focus of Latvia is in the municipality of Sintiu in the district of Ogre . It is located about 4.3 km southeast of the village of Samos in the municipality of Viršņukalns. The geographical center of Latvia is 23 km west of the Latvian center of gravity
  17. Il-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Mirakli ( German  The Church of Our Lady of Miracles )
  18. The usual calculation would result in a point in Sweden as the center
  19. Inscription "Piątek - geometryczny środek Polski"
  20. The geographical center of Romania is located near the entrance to the town from the direction of Agnita (within the borders since 1945)
  21. European part of Russia: 23.16%; without annexed Crimea . Since the border with Asia is defined differently, an exact center can only be estimated.
  22. European part of Turkey: 3%
  23. Including Crimea
    The center is 550 m north-east of the end of the village (gas station) on the right edge of the Central Street ( Ukrainian Центральна вулиця , formerly Lenin Street , Т-12-14 direction
    Lypnjaschka , Ukrainian Липняжка ) and is surrounded by a rock with an inscription, an information sign and marked three flagpoles
  24. The center of Scotland, defined by the farthest point between the North Sea and the Atlantic, is south of Newtonmore in Glentruim. The point was previously marked by a stone by the Ordnance Survey and given a plaque that was stolen and not replaced. The Clan Macpherson Memorial is nearby.

Europe historically

Center of area place coordinate Note image
Prussia (1815) Brandenburg Dolgelin municipality of Lindendorf Estimated: 52 ° 30 ′  N , 14 ° 27 ′  E Map-DB-PrussiaProvs-1818.svg
Kingdom of Saxony (from 1815) Saxony Lichtenberg / Erzgeb. near Mulda in the district of central Saxony 50 ° 49 '  N , 13 ° 27'  E Geographic center of Saxony Kurkreis.jpg
Large company near Freiberg , Central Saxony district 50 ° 58 '  N , 13 ° 17'  E Physical focus of Saxony
German Empire (1871-1918) Brandenburg Spremberg 51 ° 34 ′ 19.5 "  N , 14 ° 22 ′ 16.2"  E Spremberg center of the German Empire.jpg
German Democratic Republic (1949–1990) Potsdam district Verlorenwasser / Weitzgrund 52 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E Center DDR.JPG
Federal Republic of Germany (1957–1990) Hesse Rennerod in the Westerwald
Herbstein ( Vogelsbergkreis ) 50 ° 32 '18 "  N , 9 ° 21' 41"  E
Yugoslavia (1945–1992) Bosnia and Herzegovina east of the village of Dautovci , Verbandsgemeinde Visoko ,

Zenica-Doboj Canton , Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bosnia and Herzegovina ;

15 km away from Sarajevo removed

43 ° 57 '1.5 "  N , 18 ° 10' 35.4"  E geographical center
Europe in the Austro-Hungarian Empire Border Germany Czech Republic Tillenberg 49 ° 57 '43.3 "  N , 12 ° 29' 26.4"  E Center of Europe Tillenberg 2015 xy1.JPG
European Union (1995-2004) Belgium Viroinval 50 ° 0 ′ 33 "  N , 4 ° 39 ′ 59"  E Focus on Europe of 15 members Center europe des 15.jpg
European Union (2004-2006) Rhineland-Palatinate Kleinmaischeid 50 ° 31 '31 "  N , 7 ° 35' 50"  E main emphasis Kleinmaischeid Zirkelschlag.jpg
European Union (2007-2013) Hesse Sea wood 50 ° 10 ′ 21 ″  N , 9 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  E main emphasis Center of Europe at Gelnhausen-Meerholz.JPG
Austria-Hungary (1914) Hungary at Somogydöröcske , county Tab , County Somogy , Somogy Estimated: 46 ° 35 ′  N , 18 ° 0 ′  E

Remarks

  1. Mean values ​​of the coordinates of the northernmost and southernmost as well as the easternmost and westernmost point of the country. The geographic center of the kingdom was determined in 1992 by the Dresden cartographer Hans Brunner.
  2. The center is in the urban area and is neither specifically designated nor marked.
  3. Directly on the B275 between Herbstein and the district Altenschlirf there is a large basalt block with a corresponding board inscription. The measured center point is about 120 m northeast on the field.
  4. From January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2013, the geographic center of the EU was in the southernmost part of Meerholz, in the middle of a field at the foot of the "Niedermittlauer Heiligenkopf". The Institut Géographique National had calculated the exact coordinates. On January 26, 2007, the Hessian European Minister Volker Hoff symbolically hoisted a flag of the European Union .
  5. Mean value of the coordinates of the northernmost and southernmost as well as the easternmost and westernmost point of the historical country

rest of the world

Center of area place coordinate Hints photo
America (double continent) GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala Cuilapa , Santa Rosa 14 ° 16 '44.7 "  N , 90 ° 17' 57.8"  W. The center of North and South America
Asia (continent) RussiaRussia Russia Kyzyl , Tuva , South Siberia 51 ° 43 ′ 30 "  N , 94 ° 26 ′ 37"  E The obelisk stands on the banks of the Yenisei
Balance
Saldam ( Russian Салдам ), Tuva, southern Siberia 52 ° 28 '49 "  N , 96 ° 5' 35.3"  E
Село Салдам, Тоджинского района РТ.jpg
Africa Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Epéna (Likouala) , Likouala 2 ° 4 '13.3 "  N , 17 ° 3' 10.5"  E Geographic center
Eurasia KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan Shidebaj 49 ° 7 ′ 18 "  N , 79 ° 18 ′ 23.1"  E
IndiaIndia India Nagpur 21 ° 9 ′ 14 "  N , 79 ° 4 ′ 59"  E
USA MinnesotaMinnesota Minnesota
( United States )United StatesUnited States 
Stearns County Sauk Center 45 ° 44 '  N , 94 ° 57'  W. The city is considered the geographic center of the state
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand South island Nelson 41 ° 16 '  S , 173 ° 18'  E Center for tourists
Spooner Range, Golden Downs 41 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  S , 172 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E Inconspicuous but real focus
North America
CanadaCanada United StatesUnited States MexicoMexico BermudaBermuda GreenlandGreenland Saint-Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon
United StatesUnited States United States Rugby (North Dakota) 48 ° 21 '16 "  N , 99 ° 59' 53.1"  W. Geographical Center of North America monument, Rugby.JPG
United StatesUnited States United States USA South DakotaSouth Dakota South Dakota Belle Fourche including Alaska and Hawaii
44 ° 40 ′ 27.9 ″  N , 103 ° 51 ′ 9.9 ″  W, exactly 44 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 103 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  W
Belle Fourche.jpg
USA KansasKansas Kansas Lebanon 39 ° 49 '42  .1 " N , 98 ° 34" 46.1 "  W. The 48 contiguous states only
RussiaRussia Russia Krasnoyarsk RegionKrasnoyarsk Territory Krasnoyarsk Territory Wiwisee 66 ° 24 '52.9 "  N , 94 ° 14' 28.7"  E Calculated center point on the south bank of the Wiwisees.
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan Karagandy 25 kilometers south of Ulytau, near the river Zhezdy, Karaganda ;

90 kilometers from jezkazgan away

48 ° 25 '54.5 "  N , 66 ° 55' 13"  E Geographic center
ChileChile Chile

- (islands off the mainland, within 100 km)

ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 39 ° 42 ′ 3.5 ″  S , 71 ° 5 ′ 4.6 ″  W. Geographical centers

(Not located on the national territory)

- (with all islands, without Antarctic Territory ) Pacific Ocean 39 ° 42 ′ 3.5 ″  S , 81 ° 13 ′ 39.1 ″  W.
PanamaPanama Panama Coclé Province 8 ° 25 '38.4 "  N , 80 ° 6' 19.5"  W. Geographic center
HaitiHaiti Haiti Caribbean Sea 13 km from the Gonâve Island away 19 ° 3 ′ 29.8 "  N , 73 ° 19 ′ 36.7"  W. Geographic center

(Not located on the national territory)

GambiaGambia Gambia Lower River Region 1 km from the Gambia and Elephant Island ,

northwest of Bureng ; Jarra East , Lower River Region

13 ° 26 ′ 40.9 "  N , 15 ° 18 ′ 27.1"  W. Geographic center
Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Cuvette-Ouest 1km from the river Kouyou and the settlement Mboma and 20 km from Ewo away 0 ° 40 '9.4 "  S , 14 ° 54" 3.2 "  E Geographic center
NigerNiger Niger Tchirozérine 14 km from the settlement Tidene away 17 ° 35 '48.8 "  N , 8 ° 4' 49.4"  E Geographic center
Lake Balaton Veszprém county at the Ifjúsági Centrum Kht. Ltp.im resort Zánka , county Balatanfüredi , Veszprém County , Central- ;

1 km from the lake shore

46 ° 52 ′ 56.2 "  N , 17 ° 42 ′ 23.1"  E (Is not located inside the lake)
Intersection of the prime meridian and the equator Eastern Atlantic Ocean

230 km southwest of the Gulf of Guinea
0 ° N / S, 0 ° E / W Golf zero point png Borda do mundo (4942486361) .jpg
all land areas on earth TurkeyTurkey Turkey Kıcıklar, Beyoğlan, İskilip , Çorum , Black Sea Region 41 °  N , 35 °  E Center of the earth's surface , geometric center of gravity

Remarks

  1. Cuilapa is the geographical center of the American double continent, of which a monument in the form of a large arch with the inscription CENTRO DE LAS AMERICAS “CUILAPA” reminds of the church “Catedral El Niño Dios” . Below is a schematic model of the double continent made of concrete, which can be viewed from a small bridge. In the meantime, the system looks very much in need of an overhaul. The Interamericana (CA 1), which connects Alaska with Tierra del Fuego with just a few gaps , passes the city.
  2. According to calculations by the then 25-year-old British researcher, geographer and world traveler Douglas Carruthers in 1910, the center is near Kyzyl. A stone with a corresponding inscription was later erected there. The sinologist and historian Otto Mänchen-Helfen said: "I saw this stone in the summer of 1929. It was in the village of Saldam in Tuwa." ( Journey to the Asian Tuwa . Verlag Der Bücherkreis, Berlin 1931). After 1929 this column was moved from Saldam a good 140 km southeast to Kyzyl and set up on the bank. This column was swept away by a flood, and only its stone base remained in the courtyard of the river shipping company for a long time. In 1964 a monument in the shape of a globe was erected on a two-meter high base with a triangular concrete obelisk at the beginning of Komsomolskaya Street. In 2014 the obelisk was completely replaced based on a design by the Buryat sculptor Daschi Balschanowitsch Namdakow. The delimitation of Europe and Asia with the Caucasus ridge instead of the Kuma-Manych lowland , which has now been preferred since Putin's reign , is likely to shift this center point again.
  3. A modest pyramid, which marks the center of Eurasia, stands in front of the former home of the poet Abaj. “Center of the Eurasian continent” is written in stone on the four side walls - in three major Eurasian lingua franca (Russian, Chinese, English) and one small (Kazakh).
  4. The center of India is in the urban area.
  5. Nelson City is often referred to as the geographic center of New Zealand. This should be on the 147 m high Botanical Hill in the center of the city. A striking monument marks the place. However, it was only the base point for carrying out land surveys earlier. It is a popular destination with a fantastic view. The true geographic center is actually unmarked on the Spooner Range, Golden Downs, near Tapawera, about 35 kilometers southwest of Nelson
  6. The true geographic center is unmarked on the Spooner Range, Golden Downs, near Tapawera, about 35 kilometers southwest of Nelson.
  7. ↑ In 1931 a 4.5 m high obelisk was erected to mark the geographic center of North America. In 1971 the obelisk was re-erected at a different location after new measurements. But it is still controversial to this day whether the place can be called the geographic center of North America. The last measurements assume that the geographic center is about 25 km from the city
  8. The position of the marking is not entirely correct. It was installed to represent the real focus in the tourist center of Belle Fourche. The center calculated by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey is approximately 32 km north
  9. This is the geographic center of the USA of the 48 contiguous states (excluding Hawaii and Alaska). A monument was erected for this in 1941.
  10. After verification by the State Office for Geodesy and Cartography, this was officially recognized. A 7 m high monument with an inscription was therefore erected there on August 21, 1992 . On the shore of the lake there is a wooden chapel of the Russian Orthodox Church and a cross, which were consecrated on September 9, 2006 in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1319-1392). After the annexation of Crimea , another monument was erected a little further south.
  11. Contrary to some assumptions and publications, the equator and the prime meridian do not cross in the gulf, but around 230 km further southwest . According to the definition of the International Hydrographic Organization , it is bounded by Cape Palmas in Liberia and Cap Lopez in Gabon .
  12. In the two-dimensional spherical surface with orthodromes as a measure of distance, according to Isenberg, 2003
    The definition of Turkey is very controversial. Many see the center point at the Giza pyramids . Devout Muslims, also in Turkey, see the Kaaba in Mecca as the center of the earth.

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