Low-Frequency Array

The Low-Frequency Array is a large radio telescope, with an antenna network located mainly in the , and spreading across 7 other European countries as of 2019.
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  • Type: Grassland
  • Description: large radio telescope network between Ireland and Poland, located mainly in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “LOFAR” and “PL610 LOFAR, Borowiec Poland, SRC PAS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Station Exloo and Poolshoogte.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Low-Frequency Array.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km southwest of Low-Frequency Array.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Exloo and Ees.

Village
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is a village in the province of , , part of the municipality of . It lies about 12 km north of .

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 17 km north of . The village was first mentioned in 1263 as de Ese, and means "farmland around a village". is situated 3 km west of Low-Frequency Array.

Village
Photo: Marco Roepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 18 km north of . is situated 3½ km north of Low-Frequency Array.

Low-Frequency Array

Latitude
52.90167° or 52° 54′ 6″ north
Longitude
6.84872° or 6° 50′ 55″ east
Operator
ASTRON
Open location code
9F48WR2X+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145311160
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q1192324
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Satellite Map

Discover Low-Frequency Array from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Low-Frequency Array” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “LOFAR”
  • Chinese: “低頻陣列”
  • Chinese: “低频阵列”
  • Dutch: “LOFAR”
  • French: “LOFAR”
  • French: “Low-Frequency Array”
  • Galician: “LOFAR”
  • German: “LOFAR”
  • German: “Low Frequency Array”
  • Indonesian: “LOFAR”
  • Irish: “LOFAR”
  • Italian: “LOFAR”
  • Italian: “Low Frequency Array”
  • Japanese: “LOFAR”
  • Japanese: “ローファル”
  • Korean: “LOFAR”
  • Luxembourgish: “Low Frequency Array”
  • Polish: “LOFAR”
  • Russian: “LOFAR”
  • Russian: “ЛОФАР”
  • Russian: “Низкочастонтная Решётка”
  • Slovenian: “LOFAR”
  • Slovenian: “Low-Frequency Array”
  • Slovenian: “Nizkofrekvenčno polje”
  • Spanish: “LOFAR”
  • Spanish: “low frequency array”
  • Spanish: “matriz de baja frecuencia”
  • Swedish: “LOFAR”
  • Ukrainian: “LOFAR”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grafheuvel Iemenhees and Boswachterij Exloo.

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