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Bogong

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Bogong

Air quality index

26Good
Coordinates-36.80°, 147.23°

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City facts

Overview

Bogong is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Alpine Shire local government area, 371 kilometres (231 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-36.8040
Longitude
147.2257
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
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)
22,757
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    478
  • Large Gray Willow
    Salix cinerea L. · Magnoliopsida
    432
  • Pied Currawong
    Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    388
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    357
  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    354
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    337
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    307
  • Yellow-faced Honeyeater
    Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    301

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
3.4
Largest event
2001-12-16

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

P
Paul Roshier
English cricketer (born 1963)
Phillip Bellingham
Phillip Bellingham
Australian cross-country skier
D
Darren Handley
Australian footballer
S
Sally Marsland
jewelry designer (born 1969)
P
Paul Costa
Australian freestyle skier
E
Elena Xanthoudakis
Australian operatic soprano

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,737

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
100
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bogong

The alpine vegetation of Victoria (excluding the Bogong High Plains)
N. G., Barley, R. H. and Gullan, P. K. Walsh · 1984
Cattlemen of the high country
Cattlemen of the high country
Tor Holth · 1980

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL20265
Population (Wikidata)
8
Wikidata
Q24698828

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112