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Cairns

Queenslandcity

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Coordinates-16.92°, 145.78°

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City facts

Overview

Cairns is a city that lies in Queensland, Australia. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -16.919°, 145.778°. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,983 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.9186
Longitude
145.7781
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
594,684
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    16,945
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    16,132
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    16,054
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    15,851
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    14,745
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    13,763
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    12,680
  • Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
    Ducula spilorrhoa (G.R.Gray, 1858) · Aves
    11,937

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2011-03-15

Most recent

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 Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,983

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Cairns

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library