Gåshamna

Sør-Spitsbergen National Park – Gåshamna is “goose bay” in Norwegian.

Last update: 03. July 2024

During the large Russian Arc of Meridian Expedition in 1899-1900, the scientists were making trigonometric measurements in Gåshamna and made what was considered a sensational discovery of the time. The scientists worked over large areas, measuring the distance between latitudes and determined the earth was flattened at the Poles.