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Baniyala

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51Moderate
Coordinates-13.20°, 136.23°

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City facts

Overview

Bäniyala is a tiny community of Aboriginal Australian people, known as a homeland, situated on Blue Mud Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia, located 210 kilometres (130 mi) from Nhulunbuy. It is home to about 150 Yolŋu people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-13.1992
Longitude
136.2276
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
46
Distinct species (top 10)
7

Most-observed species

  • Water Buffalo (Feral)
    Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    26
  • Magpie Goose
    Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) · Aves
    5
  • cow
    Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    4
  • Black-necked Stork
    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    3
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    2
  • Blind Goby
    Caragobius rubristriatus (Saville-Kent, 1889) · Animalia
    1
  • brolga
    Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,094

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
3
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API