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Brøstadbotn

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Brøstadbotn

Air quality index

32Good
Elevation10 m
Coordinates69.09°, 17.69°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
10 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Brøstadbotn is the administrative centre of Dyrøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of Norway, along the Dyrøysundet strait, looking across the strait at the island of Dyrøya to the southwest. The Dyrøy Bridge is located just west of the village. Brøstad Church is located in the village. One of the main industries for the village is an electronics factory.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
69.0885
Longitude
17.6934
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
32
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
21,933
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    262
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    200
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    194
  • Mew Gull
    Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    191
  • Eurasian Bullfinch
    Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    180
  • Willow Tit
    Poecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827) · Aves
    175
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    173
  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale L. · Magnoliopsida
    170

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
2.9
Largest event
2008-04-25

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)
1.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
715

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
33
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Seen 2026-08-01
Atlantic Wolffish
Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Seen 2026-07-20
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Seen 2026-07-18
Eurasian Otter
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Seen 2026-07-18
woolly-fruited sedge
woolly-fruited sedge
Carex lasiocarpa
Seen 2026-07-18
few-flowered sedge
few-flowered sedge
Carex pauciflora
Seen 2026-07-18
Purple-veiled Slippery Jack
Purple-veiled Slippery Jack
Suillus luteus
Seen 2026-07-18
Sheathed Woodtuft
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Seen 2026-07-18
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Seen 2026-07-17

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

Events

Gallery

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
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image