Ribeira Brava Geographic coordinates

Ribeira Brava is in Ribeira Brava, Cabo Verde, at latitude 16.61583 and longitude -24.29833. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 108 m above sea level.

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

16.61583, -24.29833

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.6158° N 24.2983° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°36'57'' N 24°17'54'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

26Q 788244 1839001

Plus Code Open Location Code

798QJP82+8M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

e6ywx0f6p

Latitude and longitude of Ribeira Brava

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.61583 -24.29833
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.6158° N 24.2983° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°36'57'' N 24°17'54'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°36.95' N 24°17.9' W

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16.6158° N 24.2983° W
Ribeira Brava, Cabo Verde Parallel and meridian of Ribeira Brava Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ribeira Brava

Distance to the equator 1,848 km (1,148 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,587 km (1,608 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,160 km (5,070 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,855 km (7,366 mi)
Elevation 108 m (354 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ribeira Brava

Ribeira Brava lies near the same parallel as cities like Hyderabad (India).

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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 Ribeira Brava 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 Ribeira Brava: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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