Sphinx Observatory
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located.Photo: Eric Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jungfraujoch.
Jungfraujoch
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jungfraujoch is an underground railway station situated near the Jungfraujoch, in the canton of Valais, a few metres from the border with the canton of Bern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Stechelberg.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Stechelberg
Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen.
Gimmelwald
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gimmelwald is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards Lauterbrunnen, and in 2020 had a population of 130.
Sphinx Observatory
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,571 metres
- Description: observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory and landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.54767° or 46° 32′ 52″ northLongitude
7.98541° or 7° 59′ 8″ eastElevation
3,571 metres (11,716 feet)Open location code
8FR9GXXP+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 11538124174OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Sphinx Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد سفنكس”
- Cebuano: “Sphinx (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa)”
- Cebuano: “Sphinx”
- Chinese: “斯芬克斯天文台”
- Czech: “Sphinx”
- Danish: “Sphinx Observatoriet”
- Danish: “Sphinx-Observatoriet”
- Dutch: “Sphinx-Observatorium”
- Dutch: “Sphinx”
- Dutch: “Sphinxobservatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سفنكس”
- French: “Observatoire du Sphinx”
- Georgian: “სფინქსის ობსერვატორია”
- German: “Sphinx-Observatorium”
- German: “Sphinx”
- Hungarian: “Sphinx-obszervatórium”
- Italian: “osservatorio astronomico Sphinx”
- Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico Sphinx”
- Japanese: “スフィンクス天文台”
- Korean: “스핑크스 천문대”
- Persian: “رصدخانه ابوالهول”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Sphinx”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Sphinx”
- Russian: “Сфинкс (обсерватория)”
- Russian: “Сфинкс”
- Spanish: “Centro de investigacion y terraza panoramica de Sphinx”
- Spanish: “Centro de investigación y terraza panorámica de Sphinx”
- Spanish: “Sphinx”
- Swahili: “Paoneaanga pa Sphinx”
- Swahili: “Sphinx Observatory”
- Swedish: “Sphinx”
- Thai: “หอดูดาวสฟิงคส์”
- Ukrainian: “Сфінкс”
- Urdu: “اسفنکس رصدگاہ”
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Localities in the Area
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