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High Sand

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Coordinates16.82°, -88.31°

Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Belize. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

High Sand, a hamlet in Belize, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. High Sand maps to 16.824°, -88.314° — squarely within the tropical belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,862 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
16.8241
Longitude
-88.3144
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)
213,584
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,870
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    3,632
  • Morelet's Seedeater
    Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
    3,336
  • Spot-breasted Wren
    Pheugopedius maculipectus (Lafresnaye, 1845) · Aves
    3,227
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3,102
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    2,956
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,902
  • Melodious Blackbird
    Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) · Aves
    2,861

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2009-05-30

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Belize

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.1
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,862

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about High Sand

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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