Rock of the Lads
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Rock of the Lads is the English name for Roque de los Muchachos, a prominent rocky peak and astronomical observatory site on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory site
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ mountain peak ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Los Llanos de Aridane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Cruz de La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude subtropical climate ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
2426 m
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approximately 2423 m ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalFacility | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Roque de los Muchachos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Garafía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puntagorda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasTelescope |
Gran Telescopio Canarias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isaac Newton Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ MAGIC telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordic Optical Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ William Herschel Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caldera de Taburiente NERFINISHED ⓘ other Canary Islands ⓘ |
| hostsObservatory | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf | La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfHighestPointsOf | Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dark skies
ⓘ
excellent astronomical seeing conditions ⓘ low light pollution ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalNameMeaning | Rock of the Lads ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Caldera de Taburiente National Park buffer zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caldera de Taburiente rim ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canary Islands archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Western European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gamma-ray astronomy
ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ optical astronomy ⓘ |
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