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Ankola
Karnatakatown
Total population
10,000
Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ankola is a town municipal council and taluka in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is approximately 33 km (21 mi) from district headquarters Karwar.
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Geography
Ankola is located at , and has an average elevation of . The prominent Gangavalli River, also known as the Bedti River, flows near the town. Summer temperatures range between with slightly lower winter temperatures between . The nearby village of Belekeri, a natural port, is primarily used to ship iron ore to China and Europe.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves713
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves504
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves437
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves419
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves410
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves404
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves391
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves324
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Karnataka
- Gokarna8.1 mi away
- Karwar15.6 mi away · pop. 60,000
- Kumta17.6 mi away · pop. 30,000
- Honnavar27.8 mi away · pop. 17,000
- Yellapur34.3 mi away · pop. 12,000
- Sirsi35.8 mi away · pop. 62,882
- Joida36.9 mi away
- Murdeshwar40.9 mi away
- Siddapura45.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Dandeli45.9 mi away
- Bhatkal49.4 mi away · pop. 32,000
- Talaguppa50.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ankola
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library