Bandajou Geographic coordinates

Bandajou is in Anjouan, Comoros, at latitude -12.19167 and longitude 44.28694. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Comoros Anjouan, Comoros Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-12.19167, 44.28694

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.1917° S 44.2869° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°11'30'' S 44°17'13'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38L 422430 8652150

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HV6R75P+8Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kvz6xu8f2

Latitude and longitude of Bandajou

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.19167 44.28694
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.1917° S 44.2869° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°11'30'' S 44°17'13'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°11.5' S 44°17.216' E

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12.1917° S 44.2869° E
Bandajou Parallel and meridian of Bandajou Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bandajou

Distance to the equator 1,356 km (842 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,808 km (2,987 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,363 km (7,060 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,651 km (5,376 mi)
Elevation 40 m (131 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bandajou

Bandajou lies on the same parallel as cities like Lima (Peru) and on the same meridian as cities like Baghdad (Iraq).

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

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