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Nikawu

Northern Territoryhamlet

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Coordinates-12.09°, 135.55°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Northern Territory, Australia, Nikawu is a hamlet. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-12.090°, 135.546°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,062 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.0898
Longitude
135.5461
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)
2,837
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Water Buffalo (Feral)
    Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    225
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    80
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    73
  • Silver-crowned Friarbird
    Philemon argenticeps (Gould, 1840) · Aves
    70
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    66
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    60
  • Spangled Drongo
    Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843 · Aves
    59
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848 · Aves
    58

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
2022-10-26

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)
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

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