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Monkey Bay

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Coordinates-14.08°, 34.91°

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City facts

Overview

Monkey Bay is a town in Southern, Malawi. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at -14.083°, 34.915°, Monkey Bay occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-14.0831
Longitude
34.9145
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)
2,783
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    102
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    81
  • Hamerkop
    Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    75
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    71
  • Little Bee-eater
    Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
    60
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    59
  • Trumpeter Hornbill
    Bycanistes bucinator (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    58
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    56

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2007-04-12

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,043

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Monkey Bay

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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