Tarrafal Geographic coordinates

Tarrafal is in Tarrafal, Cabo Verde, at latitude 15.27881 and longitude -23.75192. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

15.27881, -23.75192

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.2788° N 23.7519° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°16'43.7'' N 23°45'6.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27P 204436 1691035

Plus Code Open Location Code

797R76HX+G6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

e6xngt2ms

Latitude and longitude of Tarrafal

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.27881 -23.75192
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.2788° N 23.7519° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°16'43.7'' N 23°45'6.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°16.729' N 23°45.115' W

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15.2788° N 23.7519° W
Tarrafal Parallel and meridian of Tarrafal Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tarrafal

Distance to the equator 1,699 km (1,056 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,546 km (1,582 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,308 km (5,162 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,706 km (7,274 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Tarrafal 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 Tarrafal 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 Tarrafal: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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