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El Arish
Queenslandtown
Total population
245
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
El Arish, a small town in Queensland, Australia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 245. El Arish maps to -17.805°, 146.005° — squarely within the tropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,012 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for El Arish.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves1,098
- Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyi (R.P.Lesson & Garnot, 1827) · Aves968
- Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838) · Aves960
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves933
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801) · Aves922
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves883
- Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) · Aves768
- Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa (G.R.Gray, 1858) · Aves746
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2011-03-1530 km NE of Innisfail Estate, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Queensland
- Bingil Bay6.2 mi away · pop. 438
- Mission Beach8 mi away · pop. 1,014
- Mena Creek10.9 mi away · pop. 210
- Tully Heads14.8 mi away · pop. 477
- East Palmerston17.4 mi away · pop. 220
- Berner Creek17.8 mi away · pop. 16
- Babinda32.3 mi away · pop. 1,113
- Millaa Millaa32.8 mi away · pop. 314
- Ravenshoe37.1 mi away · pop. 786
- Tarzali37.3 mi away · pop. 431
- Herberton50.2 mi away · pop. 984
- Trebonne57 mi away · pop. 270
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API