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Thornlands

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Air quality index

30Good
Elevation871 m
Coordinates-23.32°, 28.07°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Limpopo, South Africa, Thornlands is a village. The settlement sits at -23.323°, 28.070°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,079 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.3228
Longitude
28.0702
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
50
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,058
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    18
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    17
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    15
  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    15
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14
  • Crested Francolin
    Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    13
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    13

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 Limpopo

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,858 ft (871 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,079

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

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

Events

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

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org