Horta Seca Geographic coordinates

Horta Seca is in São Vicente, Cabo Verde, at latitude 16.87028 and longitude -24.97889. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

16.87028, -24.97889

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.8703° N 24.9789° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°52'13'' N 24°58'44'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

26Q 715318 1866307

Plus Code Open Location Code

798QV2CC+4C

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

e6ypzx4ut

Latitude and longitude of Horta Seca

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.87028 -24.97889
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.8703° N 24.9789° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°52'13'' N 24°58'44'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°52.217' N 24°58.733' W

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16.8703° N 24.9789° W
Horta Seca Parallel and meridian of Horta Seca Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Horta Seca

Distance to the equator 1,876 km (1,166 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,656 km (1,650 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,131 km (5,053 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,883 km (7,384 mi)
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Horta Seca

Horta Seca lies near the same parallel as cities like Hyderabad (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Ponta Delgada (Portugal).

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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 Horta Seca 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 Horta Seca: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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