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Pickering, Ontario

Northern America

Pickering is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located immediately east of Toronto within the Regional Municipality of Durham. It is named after the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
91,771 1
Area (sq km)
231.59 1
Founding Year
1811 1
Population Estimate Year
2016 1
Elevation (m)
217 1
Latitude
43.906944 degrees north 1
Longitude
79.130833 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Sources
1. Pickering, Ontario (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 91,771 (2016)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.906944, longitude -79.130833
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 217 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 231.59 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1811
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 91771 (2016)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.9069,-79.1308
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 214.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -79.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -79.25
43.75 -79.25 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Pickering - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 6104111, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.78 km)
Quote, cities500 record 6104111, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.78 km)
43.90012 -79.13289 P PPL CA 08 3518 1801 91771 214 America/Toronto
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Pickering, Ontario (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Pickering (2021 census population: 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in the Regional Municipality of Durham.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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