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Norwegian-Swedish
(NO/SE) Boundary Marker 259

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Norwegian-Swedish
border marker no 259 [named (in Norwegian) Ivarsteinen or (in
Swedish) Ivarstenen – lit. Ivar's Stone] is maybe the biggest boundary marker in the world,
located between North Norway and North Sweden, about 50 km south-southwest
of Bjørnfjell and 27 km southeast of Sørdalen.
The border marker is a natural rock, about 8 metres high and several
hundred tons. Position: 67° 58' 10" N 17° 53'
59" E.
Photo:
© Ketil Stavdal. |
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Royal
Norwegian and Swedish
monograms of 1763. Photo:
© Ketil Stavdal. |
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At
NOSE boundary marker 259 the boundary turns about 250°.
Map: Lantmäteriet, BD6 Abisko - Kebnekaise - Narvik, Gävle, 2003, ISBN
91-588-9408-X. |
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This page was last time updated 08/05/10
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