Tanghin-Dassouri Geographic coordinates

Tanghin-Dassouri is in Centre, Burkina Faso, at latitude 12.27256 and longitude -1.71704. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 344 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.27256, -1.71704

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.2726° N 1.717° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°16'21.2'' N 1°43'1.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30P 639531 1357025

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C4W77FM+25

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

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Latitude and longitude of Tanghin-Dassouri

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.27256 -1.71704
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2726° N 1.717° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°16'21.2'' N 1°43'1.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°16.354' N 1°43.022' W

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12.2726° N 1.717° W
Tanghin-Dassouri Parallel and meridian of Tanghin-Dassouri Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tanghin-Dassouri

Distance to the equator 1,365 km (848 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 187 km (116 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,642 km (5,370 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,372 km (7,066 mi)
Elevation 344 m (1,129 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tanghin-Dassouri

Tanghin-Dassouri lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on the same meridian as cities like Birmingham (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 Tanghin-Dassouri 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 Tanghin-Dassouri: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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