La Silla mountain

E75640
astronomical observatory site mountain

La Silla mountain is a peak in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical facilities and is known for its exceptionally clear, dark skies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
La Silla mountain canonical 2
La Silla Ridge 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory site ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
hasFeature high altitude desert environment ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Spanish language ⓘ
hosts La Silla Observatory ⓘ
major astronomical facilities ⓘ
knownFor astronomical observations ⓘ
dark skies ⓘ
exceptionally clear skies ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
Coquimbo Region ⓘ
locatedOn La Silla mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La Silla Ridge
operatedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes region
primaryUse astronomy research ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
regionType remote area ⓘ
skyQuality high atmospheric transparency ⓘ
low light pollution ⓘ
usedFor infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Silla Observatory → locatedOn → La Silla mountain ⓘ
La Silla mountain → locatedOn → La Silla mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Silla Ridge
ESO 3.6 m Telescope → locatedOn → La Silla mountain ⓘ