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Altona
South Australiahamlet
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in South Australia, Australia, Altona is recorded in open geodata as a hamlet. Coordinates of -34.595°, 138.913° situate Altona in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,875 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves1,799
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,785
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves1,297
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,262
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves1,183
- Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves1,144
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves1,110
- Little RavenCorvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves1,022
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2022-03-293 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
- M 4 — 2022-03-053 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
- M 3.2 — 2018-08-0811 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
- M 3.9 — 2017-02-019 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2011-10-183 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
- M 3.8 — 2010-04-162 km N of Macclesfield, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Australia
- Shea-Oak Log8 mi away
- Greenock9.7 mi away · pop. 1,045
- Roseworthy10.4 mi away · pop. 987
- Penrice11.4 mi away
- One Tree Hill11.9 mi away · pop. 543
- Springton12.7 mi away · pop. 398
- Keyneton12.9 mi away
- Kersbrook13.4 mi away · pop. 417
- Forreston14 mi away · pop. 98
- Gumeracha15.7 mi away · pop. 721
- Kapunda17.6 mi away · pop. 2,633
- Inglewood17.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Altona
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library