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Gapuwiyak

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Total population

828

Air quality index

52Moderate
Coordinates-12.50°, 135.80°

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City facts

Overview

Gapuwiyak, also known as Lake Evella, is an Aboriginal Australian community located in north-eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the head of Buckingham Bay and about the same distance south-west of Arnhem Bay. The settlement had a population of 871 people recorded at the 2016 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.5001
Longitude
135.8038
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
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)
1,814
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Water Buffalo (Feral)
    Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    54
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    53
  • Red-collared Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    48
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    46
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    45
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    33
  • Yellow-throated Miner
    Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
    32
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    30

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2019-12-20

Most recent

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)
5.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,062

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
236
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
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

Malabar Melastome
Malabar Melastome
Melastoma malabathricum
Seen 2026-08-18
Tree Featherflower
Tree Featherflower
Verticordia cunninghamii
Seen 2026-08-18
Red Boronia
Red Boronia
Boronia lanuginosa
Seen 2026-08-18
Darwin Silky Oak
Darwin Silky Oak
Grevillea pteridifolia
Seen 2026-08-15
Tropical Banksia
Tropical Banksia
Banksia dentata
Seen 2026-08-15
Blackrod
Blackrod
Buchnera linearis
Seen 2026-08-15
sun bladderwort
sun bladderwort
Utricularia chrysantha
Seen 2026-08-15
Dragonfly Bladderwort
Dragonfly Bladderwort
Utricularia leptoplectra
Seen 2026-08-15
Scrub Turpentine
Scrub Turpentine
Canarium australianum
Seen 2026-08-15

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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