Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is on the southern tip of the 4 kilometres from .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Indian astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Kodaikanal Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kodaikanal Lake.

Lake
Photo: Lpriyatham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Kodai Lake, is a manmade lake located in the city in Dindigul district in , . Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of , was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, amidst the Kodaikanal town which was developed by the British and early missionaries from USA. is situated 2½ km east of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodaikanal.

Photo: Ramkumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill station in the Palani Hill Range. It offers beautiful surrounding nature and considerably lower temperatures than other places in . It lies 7,200 ft above sea level in the Dindigul District amongst the Western Ghats of India.

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

Latitude
10.23153° or 10° 13′ 54″ north
Longitude
77.46437° or 77° 27′ 52″ east
Operator
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Open location code
7J2V6FJ7+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 591256931
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_facility
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q3348492
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Kodaikanal Solar Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科代卡納爾太陽天文台”
  • French: “observatoire solaire de Kodaikanal”
  • French: “Observatoire solaire de Kodaikanal”
  • French: “Observatoire Solaire de Kodaikanal”
  • Japanese: “コダイカーナル太陽観測所”
  • Japanese: “コダイカナル天文台”
  • Korean: “코다이카날 태양천문대”
  • Malayalam: “കൊടൈക്കനാൽ സോളാർ ഒബ്സർവേറ്ററി”
  • Tamil: “கொடைக்கானல் சூரிய வான் ஆய்வகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Кодайканальська сонячна обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “کوڈائی کنال شمسی رصدگاہ”

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Highlights include Kodai Observatory Museum and Government Rose Garden.

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