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El Roque Destination Guide

Delve into El Roque in Spain

El Roque in the region of Canary Islands is located in Spain - some 1,141 mi or ( 1836 km ) South-West of Madrid , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Roque

Local time in El Roque is now 03:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Canary " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Funchal, Triana, Todoque, Telde, and Tazacorte. While being here, you might want to check out Funchal . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in El Roque ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

La Palma - Santa Cruz

4:08 min by Peter Menzel
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PMMedia1: Den Besucher erwartet in Santa Cruz kein großstädtisches Flair. Doch oder gerade deswegen sollte man unbedingt einen Abstecher in die Inselmetropole einplanen. Santa Cruz ist eine der schöns ..

La magia del momento

6:33 min by Taijiraum
Views: 899 Rating: 5.00

Eindrücke von der Meisterklasse mit Daniel Grolle auf La Palma Februar 2011. Musik von Ziriab - Künstler aus Puntagorda/La Palma. ..


Casa Campana; Ferienhaus in Santo Domingo; Garafia

2:59 min by ecocasalapalma
Views: 696 Rating: 5.00

Das Ferienhaus Casa Campana von Eco Casa La Palma, SL bezaubert durch seine einmalige Alleinlage mit offenem Panoramablick über das Meer. Die Ruhe, ursprüngliche Natur und das gute Klima in geringer H ..

Ferienhaus Casa Huli in Puntagorda, La Palma

3:41 min by ecocasalapalma
Views: 634 Rating: 5.00

www.la-palma-fincas.com Casa Huli liegt unterhalb Puntagorda, abseits und ruhig in einer großen Finca. Ein großer Pool mit Wasserfall gehört zur Finca. Der Garten ist wunderschön angelegt und man hat ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Puntagorda

Puntagorda (first part, Spanish for point, second part Spanish for fat/plump/large) is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the island of La Palma. Puntagorda is linked with the highway that encircles the whole island and is located northwest of Santa Cruz de la Palma and NW of the La Palma Airport. The population is 2,108, its density is 67.78/km² and the area is 31.1 km²/3,110 ha.

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Located at 28.75 -17.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Gran Telescopio Canarias

The Gran Telescopio Canarias (meaning "Canaries Great Telescope"), also known as GranTeCan or GTC, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope undertaking commissioning observations at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands of Spain, as of July 2009. Construction of the telescope, sited on a volcanic peak 2,267 metres above sea level, took seven years and cost €130 million (£112 million).

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Located at 28.76 -17.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in La Palma, Telescopes, University of Florida

HEGRA

Hegra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality encompassed most of the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal. The ancient rock carvings (Leirfald), as well as the small border fort Hegra Fortress (formerly known as Ingstadkleven Fort) are both located in Hegra.

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Located at 28.76 -17.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in La Palma, Former municipalities of Norway, Gamma-ray telescopes, Villages in Nord-Trøndelag

Telescopio Nazionale Galileo

The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, or TNG, is a 3.58m Italian telescope located on the island of San Miguel de La Palma (or, more simply, La Palma), in the Canary Islands archipelago. It is one of the largest telescopes hosted by the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, a very important observing site in the northern hemisphere.

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Located at 28.75 -17.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in La Palma, Telescopes

MAGIC (telescope)

MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes) is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, at about 2200 m above sea level. MAGIC detects particle showers released by gamma rays, using the Cherenkov radiation, i.e. , faint light radiated by the charged particles in the showers.

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Located at 28.76 -17.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in La Palma, Gamma-ray telescopes