Gaborone Geographic coordinates

Gaborone is in Gaborone, Botswana, at latitude -24.65451 and longitude 25.90859. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,011 m above sea level.

Flag of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-24.65451, 25.90859

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

24.6545° S 25.9086° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

24°39'16.2'' S 25°54'30.9'' E

Latitude and longitude of Gaborone

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -24.65451 25.90859
Decimal Degrees (DD) 24.6545° S 25.9086° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 24°39'16.2'' S 25°54'30.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 24°39.271' S 25°54.515' E

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24.6545° S 25.9086° E
Gaborone Parallel and meridian of Gaborone Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gaborone

Distance to the equator 2,741 km (1,703 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,614 km (1,624 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,748 km (7,921 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,266 km (4,515 mi)
Elevation 1,011 m (3,317 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gaborone

Gaborone lies near the same parallel as cities like Curitiba (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Helsinki (Finland).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Gaborone have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

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