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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory site
geographical feature
mountain peak
tourist attraction
accessibleFrom Los Llanos de Aridane
Santa Cruz de La Palma
climate high-altitude subtropical climate
continent Africa
Europe
country Spain
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2426 m
approximately 2423 m
hasAstronomicalFacility Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
hasNameInSpanish Roque de los Muchachos
hasNearbySettlement Garafía
Puntagorda
hasRoadAccess yes
hasTelescope Gran Telescopio Canarias
Isaac Newton Telescope
Liverpool Telescope
MAGIC telescope
Nordic Optical Telescope
William Herschel Telescope
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Caldera de Taburiente
other Canary Islands
hostsObservatory Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
isHighestPointOf La Palma
isOneOfHighestPointsOf Canary Islands
knownFor dark skies
excellent astronomical seeing conditions
low light pollution
languageOfToponym Spanish
literalNameMeaning Rock of the Lads
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
La Palma
locatedInProtectedArea Caldera de Taburiente National Park buffer zone
locatedOn Caldera de Taburiente rim
operatedBy Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
partOf Canary Islands archipelago
linked to: Canary Islands

Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time
usedFor gamma-ray astronomy
infrared astronomy
optical astronomy

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Roque de los Muchachos toponymMeaning Rock of the Lads