Sphinx Observatory

The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical located above the in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: “Centro de investigacion y terraza panoramica de Sphinx”, “Centro de investigación y terraza panorámica de Sphinx”, and “Sphinx Observatoriet”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jungfraujoch and Jungfraujoch.

Railway station
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is an underground railway station… is situated 180 metres west of Sphinx Observatory.

Mountain saddle
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The is a saddle connecting two major…

Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The at 4,110 metres is a mountain in the , in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Stechelberg.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected area and…

Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a small village in Switzerland located… is situated 6 km west of Sphinx Observatory.

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland.

Sphinx Observatory

Latitude
46.54749° or 46° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
7.98504° or 7° 59′ 6″ east
Open location code
8FR9GXWP+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226908999
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q671810
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sphinx Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد سفنكس”
  • Cebuano: “Sphinx (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa)”
  • Cebuano: “Sphinx”
  • Chinese: “斯芬克斯天文台”
  • Czech: “Sphinx”
  • Danish: “Sphinx-Observatoriet”
  • Dutch: “Sphinx-Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Sphinxobservatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سفنكس”
  • French: “Observatoire du Sphinx”
  • Georgian: “სფინქსის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Sphinx-Observatorium”
  • German: “Sphinx”
  • Hungarian: “Sphinx-obszervatórium”
  • Italian: “osservatorio astronomico Sphinx”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico Sphinx”
  • Japanese: “すふぃんくすてんぼうだい”
  • Japanese: “スフィンクス天文台”
  • Korean: “스핑크스 천문대”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ابوالهول”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Sphinx”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Sphinx”
  • Russian: “Сфинкс (обсерватория)”
  • Russian: “Сфинкс”
  • Spanish: “Sphinx”
  • Swahili: “Paoneaanga pa Sphinx”
  • Swahili: “Sphinx Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Sphinx”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวสฟิงคส์”
  • Ukrainian: “Сфінкс”
  • Urdu: “اسفنکس رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jungfrau Panorama and Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Proseccobar Sphinx - Jungfraujoch and High Alpine Research Station Jungfraujoch.

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