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El Arish

Queenslandtown

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Total population

245

Coordinates-17.81°, 146.01°

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

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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

Latitude
-17.8051
Longitude
146.0053
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)
29,922
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australasian Figbird
    Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    1,117
  • Black Butcherbird
    Melloria quoyi (R.P.Lesson & Garnot, 1827) · Aves
    972
  • Helmeted Friarbird
    Philemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838) · Aves
    964
  • Bush Thick-knee
    Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    942
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    937
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    883
  • Metallic Starling
    Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    768
  • Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
    Ducula spilorrhoa (G.R.Gray, 1858) · Aves
    747

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

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,012

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
395
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
Attention level
Obscure

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

Sources

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