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Adelaide

Eastern Capetown

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Adelaide

Coordinates-32.71°, 26.30°

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City facts

Overview

Adelaide is a town in the province of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Adelaide is situated at the foothills of the Great Winterberg mountain range, 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Bedford and 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Fort Beaufort on the R63 road.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-32.7060
Longitude
26.2950
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)
1,998
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Karroothorn
    Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso · Magnoliopsida
    60
  • Red-winged Starling
    Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    29
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    28
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    28
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    27
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    26
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    26
  • African Black-headed Oriole
    Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    25

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.

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.24
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,913

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
88
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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