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Cocobeach

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Cocobeach

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56Moderate
Elevation12 m
Coordinates1.01°, 9.58°

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City facts

Elevation
12 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cocobeach is a town in northwestern Gabon, lying on the south bank of the Muni River. It is the capital of the Noya Department. It has a beach and is the main border town for Equatorial Guinea, ferries sailing to Cogo across the river and the border.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
1.0056
Longitude
9.5842
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Blue-breasted Bee-eater
    Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1
  • Rosy Bee-eater
    Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 · Aves
    1
  • Gray Parrot
    Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1
  • Palm-nut Vulture
    Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1
  • Splendid Starling
    Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822) · Aves
    1
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    1
  • Dideric Cuckoo
    Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    1

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 Estuaire

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,570

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
138
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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