Mount John University Observatory
University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory, previously known as Mt John University Observatory, is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: astronomical research observatory in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Mount John Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount John and Church of the Good Shepherd.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo on the South Island of New Zealand is a small Anglican church used by various denominations. Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 2½ km southeast of Mount John University Observatory.
Lake Tekapo Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: CHCBOY, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Tekapo Airport is a Non-Certificated Airport 1.5 NM west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the South Island in New Zealand. The airport was constructed by Air Safaris in 1974 for scenic charter flights over the Southern Alps. Lake Tekapo Airport is situated 2½ km southwest of Mount John University Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Tekapo and Tekapo Military Camp.
Lake Tekapo
Photo: Cuzza, Public domain.
Lake Tekapo is a lakeside resort village in the Mackenzie Country in the South Island of New Zealand. It gets its name from one of the Southern Lakes in the Southern Alps.
Tekapo Military Camp
Locality
Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.
Tekapo Military Camp is a locality, which is situated 5 km west of Mount John University Observatory.
Mount John University Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourism, and observatory
- Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.98541° or 43° 59′ 8″ southLongitude
170.46444° or 170° 27′ 52″ eastOperator
University of CanterburyOpen location code
4V8G2F77+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 166716354OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4383524
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Mount John University Observatory” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մաունթ Ջոն համալսարանի աստղադիտարան”
- Catalan: “Observatori universitari Mount John”
- Chinese: “約翰山坎特伯雷大學天文台”
- Chinese: “約翰山大學天文台”
- Chinese: “約翰山大學天文臺”
- Chinese: “約翰山天文臺”
- Chinese: “约翰山天文台”
- Danish: “Mount John University Observatory”
- Dutch: “Mount John Universiteitsobservatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد جامعة جبل جون”
- Esperanto: “Universitata Observatorio de Monto John”
- French: “Observatoire du Mount John de l’université de Canterbury”
- Georgian: “მაუნ-ჯონის უნივერსიტეტის ობსერვატორია”
- German: “MJUO”
- German: “Mt John University Observatory”
- Japanese: “マウントジョン天文台”
- Portuguese: “Mount John University Observatory”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Monte John”
- Russian: “Маунт-Джон”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Маунт Джон”
- Russian: “Университетская обсерватория Маунт Джон”
- Swedish: “Mount John University Observatory”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ جان یونیورسٹی رصدگاہ”
- Welsh: “Arsyllfa Mount John”
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