Canfranc Underground Laboratory
The Canfranc Underground Laboratory is an underground scientific facility located in the former railway tunnel of Somport under Monte Tobazo in Canfranc.Photo: Teogomez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Teogomez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canfranc International Railway Station and Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones.
Canfranc International Railway Station
Hotel
Photo: MarcCeleiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc International railway station is a formerly international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, inoperative since 1970, which carries the Pau–Canfranc railway, under the Pyrenees into France, is located at its northern end. Canfranc International Railway Station is situated 280 metres northeast of Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones
Fort
Photo: JavierMunozF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones is a fort, which is situated 1½ km north of Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
Church
Photo: JLVwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canfranc-Estación and Candanchú.
Candanchú
Hamlet
Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 4 km north of Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Villanúa
Village
Photo: Frabrupe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villanúa is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Villanúa is situated 8 km south of Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Canfranc Underground Laboratory
- Type: Research institute
- Description: scientific facility in Canfranc, Spain
- Categories: laboratory, building, and education
- Location: Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.74936° or 42° 44′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.51622° or 0° 30′ 58″ westOpen location code
8CJXPFXM+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 711426145OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1799475
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Canfranc Underground Laboratory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Canfranc Underground Laboratory”
- Catalan: “Laboratori subterrani de Canfranc”
- Catalan: “Laboratori Subterrani de Canfranc”
- Esperanto: “Subtera Laboratorio de Canfranc”
- French: “Laboratoire souterrain de Canfranc”
- French: “LSC”
- German: “Laboratorio subterráneo de Canfranc”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc”
- Spanish: “LSC”
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