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Leknes

Vestlandvillage

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Total population

1,217

Coordinates60.57°, 5.38°

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

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City facts

Overview

Leknes, a small village in Vestland, Norway, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The settlement sits at 60.572°, 5.376°, a subarctic location in the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 1,217 residents. Open solar datasets indicate about 864 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 34% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by short summers and long, very cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
60.5720
Longitude
5.3764
Water area
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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)
112,231
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,147
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,945
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,403
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,769
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,715
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,548
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,297
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,790

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2017-11-07

Most recent

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.

Nearby places in Vestland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
864

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