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Grikšai

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Total population

47

Coordinates55.68°, 21.39°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a tiny village in Klaipėda, Lithuania, Grikšai occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of 55.676°, 21.393° situate Grikšai in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 47. The location receives about 1,070 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.6756
Longitude
21.3925
Water area
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)
27,405
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    710
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    682
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    519
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    503
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    374
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    366
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    362
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    342

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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.93
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,070

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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