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Snowflake

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Snowflake

Coordinates49.05°, -98.66°

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Overview

A snowflake is a single ice crystal that is large enough to fall through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is because the many small crystal facets of the snowflakes scatter the sunlight between them.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
49.0469
Longitude
-98.6602
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,099
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    398
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    390
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    325
  • Northern Shoveler
    Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    249
  • Gadwall
    Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    237
  • Blue-winged Teal
    Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    234
  • American Coot
    Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    216
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    207

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,379

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4,830
Avg daily Wikipedia views
161
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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