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(VLBI).

Highest astronomical observatories

Since the mid-20th century, a number of astronomical observatories have been constructed at very high altitudes, above 4000 - 5000 m. The largest and most notable of these is the Mauna Kea Observatory, located near the summit of a 4205 m volcano in Hawai?i. The Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory in Bolivia, at 5230 m, was the world's highest permanent astronomical

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