Calar Alto Observatory
The Calar Alto Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Almería province in Spain on Calar Alto, a 2,168-meter-high mountain in the Sierra de Los Filabres subrange of the Sierra Nevada.
- Research institute
- …lies at an elevation of 2,168 metres (7,113 feet)
- …is also known as “Spanish Astronomical Centre in Andalusia”
- Description: astronomical observatory in Almeria, Spain
- Operator: CSIC and MPG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calar Alto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Cortijuelo and Los Menas.
El Cortijuelo
El Cortijuelo is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Calar Alto Observatory.
Calar Alto Observatory
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Latitude
37.22129° or 37° 13′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.55095° or 2° 33′ 3″ west
Open location code
8C9V6CCX+GJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_institute
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landuse=industrial
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man_made=observatory
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Calar Alto Observatory” goes by many names.
مرصد كالار ألتوArabic
Calar Altoko BehatokiaBasque
Observatori de Calar AltoCatalan
卡拉阿托天文台Chinese
Calar Alto ObservatoryCzech
Centro Astronómico Hispano en AndalucíaCzech
Observatoř Calar AltoCzech
Calar Alto-observatorietDanish
Calar Alto ObservatoriumDutch
مرصد كالار التوEgyptian Arabic
Centro Astronómico Hispano en AndalucíaEsperanto
Observatorio de Calar AltoEsperanto
מצפה קאלאר אלטוHebrew
Osservatorio di Calar AltoItalian
オブセルバドリオ・アストロノミコ・デ・カラル・アルトJapanese
カラーアルト天文台Japanese
カラーアント天文台Japanese
カラル・アルト天文台Japanese
칼라르알토 천문대Korean
Kalaralto observatorijaLatvian
Calar-Alto-ObservatoireLuxembourgish
Опсерваторија Калар АлтоMacedonian
Calar Alto observatoriumNorwegian Bokmål
Calar Alto ObservatoryRussian
Обсерватория Калар АльтоRussian
Calar Alto ObservatorySlovak
Centro Astronómico Hispano-AlemánSlovak
หอดูดาวกาลาร์อัลโตThai
Calar Alto GözlemeviTurkish
Calar Alto RasathanesiTurkish
Spanish Astronomical Centre in AndalusiaTurkish
کالار آلٹو رصدگاہUrdu
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calar Alto and Collado del Hornillo.
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