Geographic center of Belarus
The geographical center of Belarus (Belarusian: Геаграфічны цэнтр Беларусі) is at the geographical coordinates of latitude 53°31'44.54", longitude 28°02'41.90".[1] It is located 70-km south-east of Minsk, a 6-km west of Marina Hills, and 1 km to the south-east of the village Antonovo, Pukhovisky District, Minsk Oblast, Belarus.[2]
Search works were carried out in 1996[3] by the 82nd expedition association "Belgeodesy" in cooperation with the firm "Aerogeokart" a special program using the 1:200 000 maps and satellites to find the geographic center of Belarus.
The geographical coordinates of the center of Belarus are entered into the State Geodetic directory as the state geodetic grid points.
On May 1, 1996, near the village of Antonovo, a pillar was erected with the sign "The village Antonovo – the geographical center of the Republic of Belarus".[3][1][4]
References
- ^ a b "Географический центр Беларуси". strada.by (in Russian). Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ K. Shastouski. "Геаграфічны цэнтар Беларусі | вёска Антанова Мінская вобласць". radzima.org. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Geographic center of Belarus" (PDF).
- ^ "Maps Belarus".
53°31′45″N 28°02′42″E / 53.52917°N 28.04500°E / 53.52917; 28.04500
