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Yamala

Queenslandtown

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Yamala

Coordinates-23.58°, 148.37°

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City facts

Overview

Comet is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Comet had a population of 360 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.5814
Longitude
148.3699
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)
823
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    20
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    20
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    19
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
    19
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    19
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    18
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    17
  • Double-barred Finch
    Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    17

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,114

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
7
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Black Kite
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Seen 2025-10-02
Leichhardt Bean
Leichhardt Bean
Cassia brewsteri
Seen 2025-09-16
Whitewood
Whitewood
Atalaya hemiglauca
Seen 2025-09-16
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Seen 2025-08-15
Yellow-throated Miner
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Seen 2025-08-15
Magpie-lark
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Seen 2025-08-15
Australian Magpie
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Seen 2025-08-15
Eastern Short-necked Turtle
Eastern Short-necked Turtle
Emydura macquarii
Seen 2024-04-23
Little Friarbird
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
Seen 2023-11-30

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

Events

Gallery

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

Eucalyptus thozetiana foliage — Yamala, Australia0.7 miEucalyptus thozetiana trunk — Yamala, Australia0.7 miEucalyptus thozetiana — Yamala, Australia0.7 mi

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

Sources

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