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Crab Claw Island

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Air quality index

45Good
WeatherAvg high 90.6°F
Coordinates-12.71°, 130.62°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Northern Territory, Australia, Crab Claw Island is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -12.712°, 130.624°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,080 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 90.6°F and lows near 73.6°F, together with about 78.1 in of annual precipitation (a very wet total). Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.7123
Longitude
130.6235
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
90.6°F
Avg low
73.6°F
Annual precipitation
78.1 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
61
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,345
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • northern brown bandicoot
    Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) · Mammalia
    2,446
  • antilopine kangaroo
    Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1841) · Mammalia
    2,034
  • common brushtail possum
    Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    1,118
  • Black-footed Mesembriomys
    Mesembriomys gouldii (Gray, 1843) · Mammalia
    899
  • gray wolf
    Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    524
  • agile wallaby
    Macropus agilis (Gould, 1841) · Mammalia
    510
  • Bluestem
    Andropogon gayanus Kunth · Liliopsida
    223
  • cat
    Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    137

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).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Northern Territory

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,080

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org