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Wilpena Pound
South Australiahamlet
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- eastern wallarooMacropus robustus Gould, 1840 · Mammalia1,931
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves803
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves760
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves691
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves637
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves536
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves403
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves402
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-02-0883 km NE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.9 — 2025-01-1174 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4 — 2017-04-2429 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.6 — 2011-10-1573 km E of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.2 — 2010-07-3021 km NNE of Quorn, Australia
- M 2.8 — 2008-12-3176 km NE of Quorn, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Australia
- Iga-Warta Aboriginal Community67.2 mi away · pop. 7
- Balcanoona Homestead80.2 mi away
- Lyndhurst86.9 mi away · pop. 3
- Black Rock90.2 mi away
- Oak Dam Village90.5 mi away
- Miranda92.7 mi away · pop. 30
- Mannahill102.3 mi away · pop. 4
- Witchelina Homestead109.2 mi away
- Stone Hut110.5 mi away
- Olary113.6 mi away · pop. 4
- Mount Nor West Homestead116 mi away
- Napperby116.1 mi away · pop. 291
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
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