‘The White elephant’ observatory
White Elephant is an abandoned campus of the former Polish Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory of University of Warsaw, located at remote area on the peak of Pip Ivan in the Chornohora range of the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 2,028 metres (6,654 feet)
- …has 5 floors
- Description: former Astronomical Observatory
- Also known as“Biały Słoń Observatory”“Obserwatorium Astronomiczno-Meteorologiczne na szczycie Pop Iwan”“White Elephant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pip Ivan and Shuryn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dzembronia and Yavirnyk.
Dzembronia
Dzembronia is a village in the Verkhovyna Raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. Dzembronia is situated 7 km northeast of ‘The White elephant’ observatory.
Yavirnyk
Yavirnyk is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of ‘The White elephant’ observatory.
Zelene
Zelene is a village in the Verkhovyna Raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. Zelene is situated 9 km east of ‘The White elephant’ observatory.
‘The White elephant’ observatory
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Latitude
48.04696° or 48° 2′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.62763° or 24° 37′ 40″ east
Open location code
8GW62JWH+Q3
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“‘The White elephant’ observatory” goes by many names.
Белы СлонBelarusian
Белият слонBulgarian
白象Chinese
Biały SłońCzech
Observatoř ‘Bílý slon’Czech
Observatoř Biały SłońCzech
Biały SłońDutch
ビャウィ・スウォン天文台Japanese
Obserwatorium Astronomiczno Meteorologiczne ‘Biały Słoń’Polish
Obserwatorium Astronomiczno-Meteorologiczne na szczycie Pop IwanPolish
Белый СлонRussian
Обсерватория ‘Белый слон’Russian
Астрономічна і метеорологічна обсерваторія на вершині Піп ІванUkrainian
Білий СлонUkrainian
Обсерваторія ‘Білий слон’Ukrainian
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Remains of World War I trenches and Південна частина Чорногорського хребта.
Nearby Places
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