Very Large Array

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central on the , between the towns of and , approximately 50 miles west of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: radio astronomy observatory located on the Plains of San Agustin
  • Also known as: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”, “KGJ VLA”, and “VLA”
  • Address: Plains of San Agustin, NM
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bracewell Radio Sundial.

Clock
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a clock, which is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Very Large Array.

Very Large Array

Latitude
34.07866° or 34° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
-107.61851° or 107° 37′ 7″ west
Open location code
856J39HJ+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5746054321
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q461382
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Satellite Map

Discover Very Large Array from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Very Large Array” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مصفوفة كارل جي بالغة الكبر”
  • Belarusian: “Вельмі вялікі масіў”
  • Catalan: “Very Large Array”
  • Catalan: “VLA”
  • Chinese: “甚大天線陣”
  • Chinese: “甚大天线阵”
  • Chinese: “甚大射电望远镜阵”
  • Chinese: “甚大射电望远镜阵列”
  • Chinese: “超大天線陣”
  • Czech: “Very Large Array”
  • Dutch: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”
  • Dutch: “Very Large Array”
  • Esperanto: “Tre Granda Teleskoparo Karl G. Jansky”
  • Estonian: “Very Large Array”
  • Finnish: “Very Large Array”
  • Finnish: “VLA”
  • French: “Expanded Very Large Array”
  • French: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”
  • French: “NRAO VLA”
  • French: “NROA VLA”
  • French: “Very Large Array”
  • French: “VLA”
  • German: “Very Large Array”
  • Greek: “Very Large Array”
  • Greek: “Πολύ Μεγάλη Συστοιχία”
  • Hebrew: “VLA”
  • Hebrew: “המערך הגדול מאוד”
  • Indonesian: “Very Large Array”
  • Irish: “an tEagar Ollmhór”
  • Irish: “An tEagar Ollmhór”
  • Irish: “Eagar Ollmhór”
  • Italian: “Very Large Array”
  • Italian: “VLA”
  • Japanese: “超大型干渉電波望遠鏡群”
  • Korean: “Very Large Array”
  • Korean: “VLA”
  • Korean: “장기선 간섭계”
  • Korean: “초고밀도 집합체”
  • Korean: “초대형 집합체”
  • Luxembourgish: “Very Large Array”
  • Malayalam: “Very Large Array”
  • Malayalam: “VLA”
  • Malayalam: “വെരി ലാർജ്‌ അറേ”
  • Malayalam: “വെരി ലാർജ് അറേ”
  • Marathi: “कार्ल जी. जान्स्की व्हेरी लार्ज ॲरे”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Very Large Array”
  • Norwegian: “Very Large Array”
  • Persian: “آرایه بسیار بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Very Large Array”
  • Polish: “VLA”
  • Portuguese: “Very Large Array”
  • Romanian: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”
  • Russian: “Very Large Array”
  • Russian: “VLA”
  • Russian: “Очень большая решётка”
  • Russian: “Сверхбольшой массив”
  • Serbian: “VLA телескоп”
  • Slovak: “Very Large Array”
  • Slovenian: “Very Large Array”
  • Slovenian: “VLA”
  • Slovenian: “Zelo veliko polje”
  • Spanish: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”
  • Spanish: “Radiotelescopio VLA”
  • Spanish: “Very Large Array”
  • Spanish: “VLA”
  • Swedish: “Very Large Array”
  • Thai: “Very Large Array”
  • Thai: “VLA”
  • Thai: “แถวลำดับขนาดใหญ่มาก”
  • Turkish: “Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array”
  • Turkish: “KGJ VLA”
  • Turkish: “Very Large Array”
  • Turkish: “VLA”
  • Ukrainian: “Very Large Array”
  • Ukrainian: “VLA”
  • Ukrainian: “ДВМ”
  • Ukrainian: “Дуже великий масив”
  • Ukrainian: “Дуже Великий Масив”
  • Vietnamese: “Đo giao thoa vô tuyến”

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Highlights include Shiva:Shiwana and VLA Visitor Center.

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