Meerkat National Park
Meerkat National Park is a large National Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa, that encompasses the Square Kilometre Array's MeerKAT, PAPER and HERA telescopes. The park only allows visitors on preselect days during the year.Places of Interest
Highlights include MeerKAT and Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array.
MeerKAT
Research institute
MeerKAT, originally the Karoo Array Telescope, is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa.
Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array
Research institute
The Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array is a radio telescope dedicated to observing large scale structure during and prior to the epoch of reionization.
Meerkat National Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: National park around the Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy facility in the Northern Cape
- Categories: national park of South Africa and recreation area
- Location: Kareeberg Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.6879° or 30° 41′ 16″ south
Longitude
21.4483° or 21° 26′ 54″ east
Operator
South African National Park
Open location code
4GX38C6X+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Meerkat National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Balinese to Ukrainian—“Meerkat National Park” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “Taman Nasional Meerkat”
- Dutch: “Nationaal park Meerkat”
- Macedonian: “Национален парк Меркат”
- Slovenian: “Meerkat National Park”
- Slovenian: “Narodni park Meerkat”
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Meerkat”
- Swedish: “Meerkat nationalpark”
- Turkish: “Meerkat Ulusal Parkı”
- Ukrainian: “Національний парк Меркат”
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Highlights include Square Kilometre Array Karoo Airport and Square Kilometre Array Africa.
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