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Roque de los Muchachos

Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of in the , . The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426 metres above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Nordic Optical Telescope.

Observatory
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is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of on the island of in the , Spain.

University
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The is an astronomical telescope located at , in the . The telescope saw first light in 1988, and was officially inaugurated during September 1989.

Building
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The , is a 3.58-meter telescope, located at the on the island of in the , Spain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llano Negro and Franceses.

Hamlet
Photo: Pepe Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Suburb
Photo: Vaikra.Ana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 8 km north of Roque de los Muchachos.

Village
Photo: Pepe Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Roque de los Muchachos.

Roque de los Muchachos

Latitude
28.75423° or 28° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
-17.88489° or 17° 53′ 6″ west
Elevation
2,426 metres (7,959 feet)
Open location code
7CW4Q438+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29011809
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
11494860
Wiki­data ID
Q956785
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Roque de los Muchachos” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Catalan: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Cebuano: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Chinese: “穆查丘斯羅克”
  • Czech: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Dutch: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل روكو د لوس موتشاتشوس”
  • Esperanto: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • French: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Galician: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • German: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Italian: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Japanese: “ロケ・デ・ロス・ムチャーチョス”
  • Ladin: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Northern Frisian: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Portuguese: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Russian: “Роке-де-лос-Мучачос”
  • Slovenian: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Spanish: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Swahili: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Swedish: “Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Venetian: “Roque de los Muchachos”

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