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Takla Landing

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Coordinates55.48°, -125.97°

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Overview

Takla Landing, also known as McLaing Landing, is an unincorporated locality and former steamboat landing on the east side of Takla Lake in the Omineca Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. In the days of the Omineca Gold Rush, Takla Landing was a port for steamboats connecting trails from Hazelton, British Columbia via Babine Lake to trails leading from Takla Landing eastwards to the area of the gold strikes in the lower Omineca River.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.4817
Longitude
-125.9667
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
23
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Interrupted Clubmoss
    Spinulum annotinum (L.) A.Haines · Lycopodiopsida
    2
  • Lungwort [lichen]
    Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. · Lecanoromycetes
    2
  • calypso
    Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes · Liliopsida
    2
  • Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
    Papilio canadensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 · Insecta
    1
  • Bohemian Waxwing
    Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Varied Thrush
    Ixoreus naevius (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Glittering Wood-moss
    Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. · Bryopsida
    1
  • Bearberry
    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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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)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,085

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
70
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

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Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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