Chão de Matias Geographic coordinates

Chão de Matias is in Sal, Cabo Verde, at latitude 16.7632 and longitude -22.94012. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

16.7632, -22.94012

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.7632° N 22.9401° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°45'47.5'' N 22°56'24.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27Q 293197 1854369

Plus Code Open Location Code

798VQ375+7X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

e6zxmgxs8

Latitude and longitude of Chão de Matias

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.7632 -22.94012
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.7632° N 22.9401° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°45'47.5'' N 22°56'24.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°45.792' N 22°56.407' W

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16.7632° N 22.9401° W
Chão de Matias Parallel and meridian of Chão de Matias Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Chão de Matias

Distance to the equator 1,864 km (1,158 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,441 km (1,517 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,143 km (5,060 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,871 km (7,376 mi)
Elevation 37 m (121 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Chão de Matias

Chão de Matias lies near the same parallel as cities like Hyderabad (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Kópavogur (Iceland).

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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 de Matias 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 de Matias: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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