Gran Telescopio Canarias
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, Spain.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 2,267 metres (7,438 feet)
- …is operated by Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
- Description: reflecting telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
- Email: info@gtc.iac.es
- Also known as“GranTeCan”“GTC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Nordic Optical Telescope.
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical… Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is situated 510 metres east of Gran Telescopio Canarias.
Nordic Optical Telescope
The Nordic Optical Telescope is an astronomical… Nordic Optical Telescope is situated 680 metres east of Gran Telescopio Canarias.
Roque de los Muchachos
Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llano Negro and Las Tricias.
Llano Negro
Llano Negro is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Gran Telescopio Canarias.
Las Tricias
Las Tricias is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Gran Telescopio Canarias.
Gran Telescopio Canarias
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Latitude
28.75659° or 28° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
-17.89201° or 17° 53′ 31″ west
Open location code
7CW4Q445+J5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gran Telescopio Canarias” goes by many names.
مقراب غرينArabic
Gran Telescopiu CanariesAsturian
Böyük Kanar teleskopuAzerbaijani
Kanarietako Teleskopio HandiaBasque
Gran Telescopi CanàriesCatalan
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加那利大型望远镜Chinese
Gran Telescopio CanariasCzech
GTCCzech
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Gran Telescopio CanariasEsperanto
Granda Teleskopo KanariojEsperanto
Gran Telescopio CanariasGalician
Γκραν Τελεσκόπιο ΚανάριαςGreek
הטלסקופ בגראן קנריהHebrew
הטלסקופ הקנרי הגדולHebrew
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カナリア大天体望遠鏡Japanese
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그랑 텔레스코피오 카나리아스Korean
Gran Kanarijos observatorijaLithuanian
Kanarų didysis teleskopasLithuanian
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Голем канарски телескопMacedonian
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Gran Telescopio CanariasOccitan (post 1500)
تلسکوپ بزرگ جزایر قناریPersian
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Wielki Teleskop KanaryjskiPolish
Gran Telescopio CanariasRomanian
GrantecanRomanian
Большой Канарский телескопRussian
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கனாரியின் பெரும் தொலைநோக்கிTamil
กล้องโทรทรรศน์ขนาดใหญ่กานาเรียสThai
Великий телескоп Канарських островівUkrainian
Найбільший телескоп у світіUkrainian
گریٹ کنیری ٹیلی سکوپUrdu
عظیم کناری ٹیلیسکوپWestern Panjabi
عظیم کناری دوربینWestern Panjabi
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