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Touring Sierra Nevada in Spain

Sierra Nevada in the region of Andalusia is a city located in Spain - some 230 mi or ( 370 km ) South of Madrid , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sierra Nevada

Time in Sierra Nevada is now 06:35 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vélez-Málaga, Trevelez, Quentar, Pinos Genil, and Pampaneira. Being here already, consider visiting Vélez-Málaga . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sierra Nevada ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sierra Nevada. Sol y Nieve 2011-2012.

5:15 min by SierraNevadaTV
Views: 47335 Rating: 5.00

Imágenes de promoción para la divulgación de Sierra Nevada. ..

Promo Sierra Nevada 2010/2011

6:41 min by SierraNevadaTV
Views: 39473 Rating: 4.87

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Sierra Nevada, winter season 2012/13

2:42 min by SierraNevadaTV
Views: 8026 Rating: 5.00

Official video of Sierra Nevada Ski Resort (Granada, Spain), winter season 2012/13: "Snow, sun and much more". Premiere Ski and Snowboard Show London 2012. ..

Sierra Nevada se prepara para el Puente de la Constitución 2011

2:17 min by SierraNevadaTV
Views: 4849 Rating: 5.00

Sierra Nevada se prepara para el Puente de la Constitución, con previsión de apertura de la pista del Río, gracias al intenso trabajo desarrollado por el sistema de nieve producida. Además, la calidad ..


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Interesting facts about this location

IRAM 30m telescope

The IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope is a radio telescope for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths, operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimeter Range (IRAM)) and located on the Sierra Nevada, in Spain, close to the Pico Veleta peak. It is the largest millimeter-wave telescope in the world after the Large Millimeter Telescope.

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Located at 37.07 -3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Radio telescopes

Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique

The Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique (IRAM) operates two observatories for radio astronomy at millimeter wavelengths, which are open to the international astronomical community: the 30 m single-dish radio telescope located on Pico Veleta (2850 m) in the Spanish Sierra Nevada, and the six-antenna interferometer on the Plateau de Bure (2550 m) in the French Alps. Both sites are at high altitude to reduce the absorption by water vapor.

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Located at 37.07 -3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in France, Astronomical observatories in Spain, Buildings and structures in Andalusia, Educational institutions established in 1979, Science and technology in Grenoble

Sierra Nevada Observatory

The Observatorio de Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada Observatory, OSN) is located at Loma de Dilar (2896 m altitude) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia - IAA) and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres.

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Located at 37.06 -3.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Spain, Buildings and structures in Andalusia

Embalse de Canales

Embalse de Canales is a reservoir in Güéjar Sierra, province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

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Located at 37.16 -3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Reservoirs in Andalusia

Quéntar

Quéntar is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2010, it has a population of 1045 inhabitants.

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Located at 37.18 -3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Province of Granada, Populated places in the Province of Granada