Observatory Rock
Observatory Rock is an islet in New South Wales, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ball’s Pyramid.
Ball’s Pyramid
Peak
Photo: PotMart186, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ball's Pyramid is an uninhabited islet in the Pacific Ocean located 20 kilometres southeast of Lord Howe Island, between Australia and New Zealand. The steep rocky basalt outcrop is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 6.4 million years ago.
Observatory Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-31.75116° or 31° 45′ 4″ southLongitude
159.237° or 159° 14′ 13″ eastOpen location code
4RWX66XP+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 184725208OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2154504
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In Other Languages
“Observatory Rock” goes by many names.
- Russian: “остров Обсёватори-Рок”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as King Point and Big Slope.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wheatsheaf Islet and South East Rock.
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