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Port Fairy

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Port Fairy

Total population

3,424

Coordinates-38.39°, 142.24°

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

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City facts

Overview

Port Fairy is a town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Warrnambool and 290 kilometres (180 mi) west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-38.3855
Longitude
142.2367
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
73,949
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    2,700
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    2,602
  • Little Raven
    Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
    2,144
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    2,048
  • Chestnut Teal
    Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) · Aves
    1,895
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    1,777
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,727
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,611

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.5
Largest event
2005-06-30

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.32
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,578

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
78
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Port Fairy

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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