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Wavecrest
Eastern Capevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Wavecrest is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (-32.585°, 28.523°). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,685 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves502
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves377
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves364
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves361
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves357
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves351
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves340
- African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856 · Aves324
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Eastern Cape
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wavecrest, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org