Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, is a former scientific institution in South Africa. Founded by the British Board of Longitude in 1820, its main building is now the headquarters building of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
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  • Research institute
  • Description: former observatory in Cape Town, South Africa, and headquarters of the South African Astronomical Observatory
  • Also known as
    “Cape Observatory”
    “Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope”

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is a suburb of , located near , to the east of Cape Town CBD.

Royal Observatory

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Latitude
-33.93422° or 33° 56′ 3″ south
Longitude
18.47757° or 18° 28′ 39″ east
Open location code
4FRW3F8H+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239789864
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q15273525

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Royal Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Koninklike Sterrewag aan die Kaap die Goeie Hoop”
  • Armenian: “Թագավորական աստղադիտարան, Բարեհուսո հրվանդան”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Reial, Cap de Bona Esperança”
  • Chinese: “好望角皇家天文台”
  • Chinese: “好望角皇家天文臺”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Observatorium, Kaap de Goede Hoop”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الملكى راس الرجاء الصالح”
  • French: “Observatoire royal du cap de Bonne-Espérance”
  • German: “Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope”
  • German: “Royal Observatory”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים המלכותי בכף התקווה הטובה”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Tanjung Harapan”
  • Italian: “osservatorio reale del Capo di Buona Speranza”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Reale del Capo di Buona Speranza”
  • Italian: “Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope”
  • Japanese: “喜望峰王立天文台”
  • Malay: “Balai Cerap Diraja Tanjung Harapan”
  • Southern Sotho: “Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope”
  • Spanish: “Real Observatorio del Cabo de Buena Esperanza”
  • Swedish: “Royal Observatory”
  • Tswana: “Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія мису Доброї Надії”
  • Urdu: “رائل رصدگاہ، کیپ آف گڈ ہوپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Hoàng gia, Mũi Hảo Vọng”
  • Zulu: “Royal Observatory, eKapa leThembalihle”

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