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Ngankiritja

Northern Territoryhamlet

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Coordinates-23.46°, 131.88°

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City facts

Overview

Ngankiritja sits in Northern Territory, Australia and is identified as a hamlet. Its coordinates of -23.465°, 131.880° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,282 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.4647
Longitude
131.8801
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)
248
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Central Australian Rock Rat
    Zyzomys pedunculatus (Waite, 1896) · Mammalia
    20
  • Zebra Finch
    Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    12
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    10
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    10
  • Fat-tailed false antechinus
    Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) · Mammalia
    9
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    9
  • Budgerigar
    Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
    8
  • Crested Bellbird
    Oreoica gutturalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2026-05-21

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 Northern Territory

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,282

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

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