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Date: 1973 Type: Observatory Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°22'47.22" S 20°48'38.17" E Alt: 1764m

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere and among the largest in the world. It has a hexagonal primary mirror array 11 metres across, comprising 91 individual 1m hexagonal mirrors. (SALT website, accessed 2020 03 05)