Chão Bom Geographic coordinates

Chão Bom is in Tarrafal, Cabo Verde, at latitude 15.25554 and longitude -23.73948. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 260 m above sea level.

Flag of Cabo Verde Tarrafal, Cabo Verde Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.25554, -23.73948

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.2555° N 23.7395° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°15'19.9'' N 23°44'22.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27P 205741 1688442

Plus Code Open Location Code

797R7746+66

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

e6xngc1my

Latitude and longitude of Chão Bom

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.25554 -23.73948
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.2555° N 23.7395° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°15'19.9'' N 23°44'22.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°15.332' N 23°44.369' W

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15.2555° N 23.7395° W
Chão Bom Parallel and meridian of Chão Bom Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Chão Bom

Distance to the equator 1,696 km (1,054 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,545 km (1,582 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,311 km (5,164 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,703 km (7,272 mi)
Elevation 260 m (853 ft)
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Chão Bom lies near the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala).

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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 Chão Bom 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 Chão Bom: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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