Jicamarca Radio Observatory
The Jicamarca Radio Observatory is the equatorial anchor of the Western Hemisphere chain of Incoherent Scatter Radar observatories extending from Lima, Peru to Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland.
Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO), Public domain.- Radio observatory
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 metres (1,720 feet)
- Description: radio observatory in Lima, Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huaycán.
Jicamarca Radio Observatory
- Category: radio telescope
- Location
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Latitude
-11.94826° or 11° 56′ 54″ south
Longitude
-76.87192° or 76° 52′ 19″ west
Open location code
57W5342H+M6
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Jicamarca Radio Observatory” goes by many names.
radio observatorio de JicamarcaItalian
Radijski observatorij JicamarcaSlovenian
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