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Loos

British Columbiahamlet

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Coordinates53.60°, -120.71°

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City facts

Overview

Loos, a hamlet in British Columbia, Canada, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 53.605°, -120.711° situate Loos in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,083 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. 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

Latitude
53.6048
Longitude
-120.7108
Water area
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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)
747
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Western Red-cedar
    Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don · Pinopsida
    57
  • Lungwort [lichen]
    Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. · Lecanoromycetes
    19
  • strawberryleaf raspberry
    Rubus pedatus Sm. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • devil's walking-stick
    Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Rubus parviflorus Kük.
    Rubus parviflorus Kük. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Queen's cup
    Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth · Liliopsida
    12
  • Wild Sarsaparilla
    Aralia nudicaulis L. · Magnoliopsida
    12
  • American Aspen
    Populus tremuloides Michx. · Magnoliopsida
    12

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2023-01-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in British Columbia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,083

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
113
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Loos

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

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