Teide Observatory
Teide Observatory, IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres, located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964.Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: Spanish astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “954 TEN”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laboratorio Solar and Mirador de Izana.
Laboratorio Solar
Building
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laboratorio Solar is a building, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Teide Observatory.
Mirador de Izana
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mirador de Izana is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 380 metres south of Teide Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escobonal.
El Escobonal
Hamlet
Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Escobonal is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southeast of Teide Observatory.
Teide Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.30075° or 28° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-16.51096° or 16° 30′ 40″ westElevation
2,380 metres (7,808 feet)Operator
Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasOpen location code
7CW58F2Q+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 652777215OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryGeoNames ID
12172641Wikidata ID
Q2013047
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Satellite Map
Discover Teide Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Teide Observatory” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Teideko Behatokia”
- Catalan: “Observatori del Teide”
- Chinese: “泰德天文台”
- Chinese: “泰德天文臺”
- Chinese: “泰德峰天文台”
- Chinese: “泰德峰天文臺”
- Czech: “Observatoř Teide”
- Czech: “Observatorio del Teide”
- Dutch: “Teide Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد تيد”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Tejdo”
- French: “observatoire astronomique de Ténérife”
- French: “Observatoire du Teide”
- German: “Izana-Observatorium”
- German: “Izaña-Observatorium”
- German: “Observatorio de Izana”
- German: “Observatorio de Izaña”
- German: “Observatorio del Teide”
- German: “Teide Observatorium”
- German: “Teide-Observatorium”
- Italian: “osservatorio del Teide”
- Italian: “Osservatorio del Teide”
- Italian: “Teide Observatory”
- Japanese: “テイデ天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vun Izaña”
- Luxembourgish: “Teide Observatoire”
- Russian: “Observatorio del Teide”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Тейде”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Izana”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Izaña”
- Spanish: “Observatorio del teide”
- Spanish: “Observatorio del Teide”
- Swedish: “Teideobservatoriet”
- Urdu: “ٹائیڈے رصدگاہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Izaña and Corral del Niño.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Telescopio Carlos Sánchez and Supply unit.
Tenerife: Must-Visit Destinations
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