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Boatswain Point
South Australiahamlet
Total population
38
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Boatswain Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking both Guichen Bay and the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight about 260 kilometres (160 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the municipal seat of Robe.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black SwanCygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) · Aves708
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves690
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves519
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea (Eyton, 1838) · Aves469
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves402
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves399
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves389
- Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves380
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2006-04-1950 km SW of Millicent, 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
- Robe6.4 mi away · pop. 1,156
- Cape Jaffa9.4 mi away · pop. 61
- Kingston SE17.1 mi away · pop. 1,637
- Beachport31.8 mi away · pop. 530
- Lucindale35.1 mi away · pop. 288
- Furner39.9 mi away
- Southend40.2 mi away · pop. 292
- Millicent49.1 mi away · pop. 4,760
- Mount Burr50.8 mi away · pop. 324
- Willalooka57.8 mi away
- Tantanoola58.1 mi away · pop. 226
- Coonawarra61.8 mi away · pop. 25
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Boatswain Point, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL40130
- Population (Wikidata)
- 46
- Wikidata
- Q52144558
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
