United States Ramsar wetland
Bolinas Lagoon
398 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
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This month here
241 species in January.228 species in February.237 species in March.262 species in April.252 species in May.217 species in June.219 species in July.246 species in August.292 species in September.306 species in October.262 species in November.250 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
VU
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
398 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 398Speciesrecorded more than once
- 220Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 16ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 760,401Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 9Owls
- 43Waders
- 48Gulls & seabirds
- 40Ducks & geese
- 22Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 173Songbirds
- 42Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 398 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Owls9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Northern Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Spotted OwlStrix occidentalisNT
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottii
- Glaucidium gnomaGlaucidium gnoma
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- SurfbirdCalidris virgata
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
Gulls & seabirds48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Larus occidentalisLarus occidentalis
- California GullLarus californicus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Heermann's GullLarus heermanniNT
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Cepphus columbaCepphus columba
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Marbled MurreletBrachyramphus marmoratus
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Pink-footed ShearwaterPuffinus creatopus
- Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelasNT
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticusNT
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
- Fork-tailed Storm PetrelOceanodroma furcata
- Buller's ShearwaterPuffinus bulleri
- Crested AukletAethia cristatella
- Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectataNT
- Parakeet AukletAethia psittacula
- Least TernSternula antillarum
Ducks & geese40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- RedheadAythya americana
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
- Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Brandt's CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatus
- White IbisEudocimus albus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds173 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- California Scrub JayAphelocoma californica
- WrentitChamaea fasciata
- Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Pipilo maculatusPipilo maculatus
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- American BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Vireo huttoniVireo huttoni
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Troglodytes pacificusTroglodytes pacificus
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Empidonax difficilisEmpidonax difficilis
- Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
- California TowheeMelozone crissalis
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Say's phoebeSayornis saya
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatus
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Vireo cassiniiVireo cassinii
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
- Tricoloured BlackbirdAgelaius tricolor
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Black-chinned SparrowSpizella atrogularis
- Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaNT
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassinii
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Sooty Fox SparrowPasserella unalaschcensis
- Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
- Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Orange BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Audubon's WarblerSetophaga auduboni
- American DipperCinclus mexicanus
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
- Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii
- Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
Other birds42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
- American CootFulica americana
- Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufusNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White-throated swiftAeronautes saxatalis
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris
- Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- American Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sphyrapicus nuchalisSphyrapicus nuchalis
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisNT
- Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/6°100 mm
- Feb14°/7°102 mm
- Mar15°/8°82 mm
- Apr16°/8°42 mm
- May19°/9°18 mm
- Jun21°/11°6 mm
- Jul22°/12°1 mm
- Aug22°/12°1 mm
- Sep23°/12°4 mm
- Oct21°/11°29 mm
- Nov17°/8°62 mm
- Dec13°/6°138 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bolinas Lagoon.
Lagoon in California
Bolinas Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
398 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 760,401 open records.
The most recorded are the Turkey Vulture, the Song Sparrow and the Anna's Hummingbird.
98 species come for the summer, 114 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
16 are threatened worldwide, including Marbled Godwit, Grey Plover and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Steep Ravine Environmental Campgroundcampsite · 6.2 km · 10 within 10 km
- Smiley's Schooner Hotelplace to stay · 0.9 km · 6 within 10 km
- Bolinasnearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at SFO airport (San Francisco)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2observation towers within 6 kmStinson Beach Lifeguard Tower
- 6marked trails within 4 kmDipsea Race route, ADT - California - T - Seg 9, Bay Area Ridge Trail - 01 - North Bay and 3 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmStinson Beach Visitor Center
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmClem Miller Lookout and 4 more
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmSteep Ravine Environmental Campground, Pantoll Campground, Bootjack Campground and 7 more
- 6places to stay within 10 kmSmiley's Schooner Hotel, Sandpiper Lodging At The Beach, West Point Inn and 3 more
- bird hides within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Bolinas Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas59 mountains within 25 kmBallou Point · 5.0 kmBolinas Ridge · 5.5 kmMount Tamalpais784 m · 9.1 kmBald Hill · 10 kmRing Mountain184 m · 17 kmRob Hill116 m · 22 kmMount Caroline Livermore · 23 kmStrawberry Hill123 m · 25 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmAgate Beach · 3.5 kmStinson Beach · 4.6 kmRed Rock Beach · 5.3 kmPalomarin Beach · 5.8 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmAlpine Lake0.8 km² · 5.6 kmBon Tempe Lake0.3 km² · 7.6 kmKent Lake0.3 km² · 8.6 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCarson Falls · 6.6 kmAlamere Falls · 9.8 km↗
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Bolinas Lagoon
United States
- 91Birdyas Score
- 398Species
- 220Migrants
- 16Threatened
Laguna de Santa Rosa
United States · 63 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 256Species
- 139Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4939457) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 760,401 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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