Ernst Krenkel Observatory
Ernst Krenkel Observatory, also known as Kheysa, is a research station, a former Soviet rocket launching site and current meteorological station located on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land.
Ernst Krenkel Observatory
- Type: Research
- Description: a North Pole research station, former Soviet rocket launching site
- Categories: spaceport, research station, commerce, office, and education
- Location: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
80.62622° or 80° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
58.04552° or 58° 2′ 44″ east
Operator
Северное УГМС
Open location code
CHGWJ2GW+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
OpenStreetMap feature
office=research
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Ernst Krenkel Observatory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Observatorija imeni Ernsta Krenkelja”
- French: “Observatoire Ernest Krenkel”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Ėrnst Krenkel‘”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Ėrnst Krenkel’”
- Latvian: “Krenkeļa observatorija”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kheysa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kheysa”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium imienia Ernsta Krenkela”
- Russian: “Обсерватория имени Кренкеля”
- Russian: “Обсерватория имени Эрнста Кренкеля”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія імені Ернста Кренкеля”
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