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Arecibo Observatory

observatory located in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico · 18.3467, -66.7533

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Arecibo Observatory is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The climactic scenes on the satellite dish were shot at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.”
GoldenEye (1995) · Wikipedia

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Arecibo Observatory
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Arecibo Observatory as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Arecibo Observatory?

3 productions are recorded as filmed at Arecibo Observatory, including GoldenEye (1995), Contact (1997) and Species (1995). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Arecibo Observatory?

GoldenEye (1995), covered by 68 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Arecibo Observatory?

Arecibo Observatory is in Puerto Rico. Its coordinates are 18.3467, -66.7533.

What other filming locations are near Arecibo Observatory?

Arecibo Radio Telescope (under 1 km), Cueva Ventana (7 km north-east), Arecibo (14 km north), Río Grande de Arecibo (15 km north) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0.