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The Risk
Barbadoshamlet
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Barbados Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Barbados, The Risk stands as a hamlet. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The Risk maps to 13.294°, -59.578° — squarely within the tropical belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,123 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for The Risk.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838 · Aves1,327
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita (Temminck, 1809) · Aves1,298
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,295
- Barbados BullfinchLoxigilla barbadensis Cory, 1886 · Aves1,066
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,043
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,036
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,035
- Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792) · Aves949
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-10-104 km E of Oistins, Barbados
- M 4.3 — 2025-04-2776 km W of Speightstown, Barbados
- M 4.4 — 2024-05-1486 km E of Dennery, Saint Lucia
- M 4.4 — 2023-12-0647 km ESE of Crane, Barbados
- M 5.1 — 2023-11-2847 km SSW of Oistins, Barbados
- M 4.4 — 2023-08-1588 km NNW of Speightstown, Barbados
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Barbados
- Bazargan6359.5 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Tazeh Shahr6402.4 mi away · pop. 8,629
- Qaraziadin6403.2 mi away · pop. 23,763
- Salmas6405.9 mi away · pop. 97,060
- Sharafkhaneh6443.2 mi away · pop. 4,245
- Oshnaviyeh6449.4 mi away · pop. 32,723
- Khamaneh6450.1 mi away · pop. 3,056
- Marand6451.8 mi away · pop. 130,000
- Shabestar6454 mi away · pop. 22,181
- Bonab-e-Jadid6458.7 mi away · pop. 4,430
- Piranshahr6459.4 mi away · pop. 91,515
- Shinabad6460.7 mi away
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of The Risk, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org