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Wilpena Pound

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Air quality index

21Good
WeatherAvg high 73.7°F
Coordinates-31.53°, 138.61°

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

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City facts

Overview

Wilpena Pound is a hamlet that lies in South Australia, Australia. The settlement sits at -31.526°, 138.606°, a warm-temperate location in the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 2,085 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 73.7°F and lows near 54.1°F, together with about 12.4 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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
-31.5265
Longitude
138.6061
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
73.7°F
Avg low
54.1°F
Annual precipitation
12.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
21
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19,853
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • eastern wallaroo
    Macropus robustus Gould, 1840 · Mammalia
    1,931
  • Australian Ringneck
    Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
    803
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    760
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    691
  • Emu
    Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    637
  • Yellow-throated Miner
    Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
    536
  • Red-capped Robin
    Petroica goodenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    403
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    402

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
38
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2025-01-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wilpena Pound, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org