Pine Gap

Pine Gap is a joint Australian–United States satellite communications and signals intelligence surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately 18 km south-west of the town of .
  • Mountain saddle with an elevation of 589 metres (1,932 feet)
  • Description: Earth station in Australia
  • Also known as
    “Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap”
    “Joint Defence Space Research Facility”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kuyunba Conservation Reserve.
Nature reserve
is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include White Gums and Arumbera.
Suburb
is an outer suburb of the town of , in the , .
Suburb
is an outer suburb of the town of , in the , . is situated 8 km northeast of Pine Gap.
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Latitude
-23.80688° or 23° 48′ 25″ south
Longitude
133.74084° or 133° 44′ 27″ east
Open location code
5Q8M5PVR+68
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Pine Gap” goes by many names.
باين غابArabic
Pine GapCebuano
松树谷Chinese
松樹谷Chinese
Pine GapCzech
Pine GapDutch
Pine GapFinnish
פיין גאפHebrew
Joint Defence Facility Pine GapItalian
Pine GapItalian
パインギャップJapanese
파인 갭Korean
Joint Defence Facility Pine GapNorwegian
Pine GapNorwegian Bokmål
پاین گپPersian
Pine GapPolish
Pine GapRussian
පයින් ගැප්Sinhala
Pine GapSlovak
Pine GapSwedish
Пайн ГепUkrainian
پائن گیپUrdu

Localities in the Area

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Northern Territory: Highlights

Learn more about Darwin and Top End.