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Poona

Queenslandtown

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Poona

Total population

576

Coordinates-25.72°, 152.91°

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Overview

Poona is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Poona had a population of 576 people.

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History & geography

History

The name Poona is believed to be Aboriginal in origin, but its meaning is uncertain.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north and east by the Great Sandy Strait and to the south by Poona Creek which flows into the strait (). Poona Point is a headland on the north-eastern corner of the locality ().

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Geography

Latitude
-25.7212
Longitude
152.9123
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
41,894
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    860
  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    840
  • Far Eastern Curlew
    Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    744
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    720
  • Mangrove Honeyeater
    Gavicalis fasciogularis (Gould, 1854) · Aves
    702
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    674
  • Bar-tailed Godwit
    Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    660
  • Great Crested Tern
    Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    645

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
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Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,934

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
175
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

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