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Boknes

Eastern Capevillage

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Elevation4 m
Coordinates-33.73°, 26.58°

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City facts

Elevation
4 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Boknesstrand is a small seaside town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is close to Cannon Rocks, Kenton-on-Sea, Alexandria, Bushman's River Mouth and Port Alfred. It is part of the Ndlambe Local Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-33.7264
Longitude
26.5811
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)
68,183
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,157
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    964
  • Southern Boubou
    Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    932
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    906
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    858
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    841
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    813
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    803

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

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,782

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
164
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
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

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Boknes, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Sources

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