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Southern Cross

Western Australiavillage

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Total population

523

Coordinates-31.23°, 119.33°

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

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Overview

Southern Cross is a small village in Western Australia, Australia. Located at -31.228°, 119.328°, Southern Cross occupies a warm-temperate portion of the southern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 523. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,054 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.2283
Longitude
119.3278
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)
1,049
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Ringneck
    Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
    72
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    70
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    60
  • Yellow-throated Miner
    Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
    50
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    49
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    49
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    43
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    32

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
3.5
Largest event
2005-01-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,054

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
908
Avg daily Wikipedia views
30
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Southern Cross

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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