Boungouéni Geographic coordinates

Boungouéni is in Anjouan, Comoros, at latitude -12.20556 and longitude 44.29944. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 412 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-12.20556, 44.29944

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.2056° S 44.2994° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°12'20'' S 44°17'58'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38L 423794 8650617

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HV6Q7VX+QQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kvzd841c7

Latitude and longitude of Boungouéni

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.20556 44.29944
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2056° S 44.2994° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°12'20'' S 44°17'58'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°12.334' S 44°17.966' E

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12.2056° S 44.2994° E
Boungouéni Parallel and meridian of Boungouéni Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Boungouéni

Distance to the equator 1,357 km (843 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,809 km (2,988 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,364 km (7,061 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,650 km (5,375 mi)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Boungouéni

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

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