Very Long Baseline Array

The Very Long Baseline Array is a system of ten radio telescopes which are operated remotely from their located in , as a part of the .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: radio interferometer / radio telescope
  • Also known as: “VLBA”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pu‘uwēkiu and W. M. Keck Observatory.

Volcano
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Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind . is situated 2½ km northwest of Very Long Baseline Array.

Observatory
The is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters near the summit of in the U.S. state of Hawaii. is situated 3½ km northwest of Very Long Baseline Array.

Protected area
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The Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve is a state natural reserve that includes the Mauna Kea Adz Quarry, on the southern slope of on the island of the Hawaiʻi.

Very Long Baseline Array

Latitude
19.8014° or 19° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
-155.45552° or 155° 27′ 20″ west
Elevation
3,763 metres (12,346 feet)
Levels
4
Operator
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Open location code
73F6RG2V+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48380987
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1147559
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Very Long Baseline Array” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Chinese: “超長基線陣列”
  • Chinese: “超长基线阵列”
  • Czech: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Dutch: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Esperanto: “Tre Longa Bazlinia Vico”
  • Estonian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • French: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • French: “VLBA”
  • German: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Indonesian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Italian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Japanese: “超長基線アレイ”
  • Korean: “VLBA”
  • Korean: “초장기선 어레이”
  • Lithuanian: “VLBA”
  • Luxembourgish: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Persian: “آرایه خط پایه بسیار بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Portuguese: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Russian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
  • Russian: “VLBA”
  • Russian: “Антенная решётка со сверхдлинными базами”
  • Thai: “VLBA”
  • Thai: “แถวลำดับเส้นฐานยาวมาก”
  • Ukrainian: “Антенний масив дуже великої бази”
  • Vietnamese: “Mảng kính thiên văn đường cơ sở dài toàn cầu”

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