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El Kraten
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Coordinates34.82°, 11.26°
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Overview
Kraten is a harbour town on the northern edge of the Kerkennah Islands of Tunisia. It is known for octopus fishing.
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Geography
Latitude
34.8168
Longitude
11.2587
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
35
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Tripletail, Atlantic tripletailLobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) · Animalia3
- Common IceplantMesembryanthemum crystallinum L. · Magnoliopsida2
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2
- African Green ToadBufotes boulengeri (Lataste, 1879) · Amphibia1
- Baetic Ground MantisRivetina baetica Rambur, 1839 · Insecta1
- Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hindCephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801 · Animalia1
- Red Sea goatfishParupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) · Animalia1
- Blue butterfishStromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2013-10-21
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2013-10-213 km ESE of Bekalta, Tunisia
- M 3.3 — 2002-12-0129 km ENE of Mahdia, Tunisia
- M 4 — 2002-05-013 km ESE of Sidi Alouane, Tunisia
- M 3.7 — 2002-05-014 km W of Chebba, Tunisia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Rivetina baetica
Rivetina baetica
Seen 2024-05-16
Nabeul Tortoise
Testudo graeca nabeulensis
Seen 2023-05-20
Astropecten platyacanthus
Astropecten platyacanthus
Seen 2022-07-30
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Seen 2022-07-22
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
Seen 2022-07-20
Moorish Gecko
Tarentola fascicularis
Seen 2021-07-26
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Seen 2020-12-27
Lily Borer
Brithys crini
Seen 2019-02-16
Algerian Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata algerica
Seen 2019-02-16
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist