Boussouma Geographic coordinates

Boussouma is in Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso, at latitude 12.91069 and longitude -1.0819. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 319 m above sea level.

Flag of Burkina Faso Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.91069, -1.0819

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.9107° N 1.0819° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°54'38.5'' N 1°4'54.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30P 708111 1428038

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C4WWW69+76

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

efr1rqk4j

Latitude and longitude of Boussouma

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.91069 -1.0819
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.9107° N 1.0819° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°54'38.5'' N 1°4'54.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°54.641' N 1°4.914' W

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12.9107° N 1.0819° W
Boussouma Parallel and meridian of Boussouma Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Boussouma

Distance to the equator 1,436 km (892 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 117 km (73 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,572 km (5,326 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,443 km (7,110 mi)
Elevation 319 m (1,047 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Boussouma

Boussouma lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like London (United Kingdom).

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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 Boussouma 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.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Boussouma: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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