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Ponta do Asfalto

Tocantinsvillage

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Coordinates-6.95°, -48.09°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Tocantins, Brazil, Ponta do Asfalto occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of -6.946°, -48.087° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,876 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-6.9459
Longitude
-48.0866
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)
3,139
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-fronted Nunbird
    Monasa nigrifrons (von Spix, 1824) · Aves
    40
  • White-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos tucanus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    37
  • Santarem Parakeet
    Pyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906 · Aves
    35
  • Moustached Wren
    Pheugopedius genibarbis (Swainson, 1838) · Aves
    35
  • Screaming Piha
    Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) · Aves
    33
  • White-fringed Antwren
    Formicivora grisea (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    32
  • Roadside Hawk
    Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    32
  • Brown-winged Schiffornis
    Schiffornis turdina (Wied-Neuwied, 1831) · Aves
    30

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 Tocantins

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,876

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ponta do Asfalto, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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

Sources

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