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The Monument

Queenslandvillage

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Coordinates-21.76°, 139.91°

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Overview

The Monument is a mining town in the locality of Dajarra in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It is nicknamed Phosphate Hill.

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History & geography

History

The town was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 October 1975. The Monument State School opened on 15 March 1976 and then closed in December 1978. It reopened on 15 January 1982 and closed in December 1994.

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Geography

Latitude
-21.7643
Longitude
139.9135
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)
12
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Belenois java (Linnaeus, 1768)
    Belenois java (Linnaeus, 1768) · Insecta
    1
  • Long-tailed Blue
    Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta
    1
  • Double-spotted Line Blue
    Nacaduba biocellata (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865) · Insecta
    1
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1
  • Little Corella
    Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves
    1
  • Cockatiel
    Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) · Aves
    1
  • Australian Pratincole
    Stiltia isabella (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
    1
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,291

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
56
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about The Monument

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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
  • Open Library