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The Monument
Queenslandvillage
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Belenois java (Linnaeus, 1768)Belenois java (Linnaeus, 1768) · Insecta1
- Long-tailed BlueLampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta1
- Double-spotted Line BlueNacaduba biocellata (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865) · Insecta1
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves1
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves1
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) · Aves1
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves1
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Queensland
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about The Monument






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Recent natural events nearby
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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