Atacama Large Millimeter Array

66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
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Atacama Large Millimeter Array

Summary

Atacama Large Millimeter Array is a radio interferometer[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of radio_interferometer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is located in Antofagasta Region[3].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is in the country of Chile[4].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's instance of is recorded as radio interferometer[5].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is operated by European Southern Observatory[6].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is operated by National Science Foundation[7].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is operated by National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan[8].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is part of Llano de Chajnantor Observatory[9].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array is part of Event Horizon Telescope[10].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's Commons category is recorded as Atacama Large Millimeter Array[11].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array comprises radio telescope[12].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array comprises radio telescope[13].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -23.01928, 'lon': -67.75318}[14].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Atacama Desert[15].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's official website is recorded as https://www.almaobservatory.org/[16].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's official website is recorded as https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/alma/[17].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's official website is recorded as https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/alma/[18].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's official website is recorded as http://alma.mtk.nao.ac.jp/e/[19].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's date of official opening is recorded as October 3, 2011[20].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's date of official opening is recorded as March 13, 2013[21].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atacama Large Millimeter Array'}[22].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5058.7'}[23].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+1400000000'}[24].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+36572'}[26].
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42346'}[27].

Body

Geography

Atacama Large Millimeter Array is in the country of Chile[4]. It is located in Antofagasta Region[3]. Part of include Llano de Chajnantor Observatory[9], an astronomical observatory[28], in Chile[29], founded in 1999[30], headquartered in Atacama Desert[31] and Event Horizon Telescope[10], an astronomical observatory[32].

Physical Characteristics

Atacama Large Millimeter Array sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5058.7'}[23].

Designation and Status

Atacama Large Millimeter Array's instance of is recorded as radio interferometer[5].

Why It Matters

Atacama Large Millimeter Array ranks in the top 8% of radio_interferometer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . almaobservatory.org. almaobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . almaobservatory.org. almaobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . almaobservatory.org. almaobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . almaobservatory.org. almaobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . eso.org. eso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . emol.com. emol.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . almaobservatory.org. almaobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Chile
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    Capital cost {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+1400000000'}
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/velka-milimetrova-sustava-atacama-alma/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam con"
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