Mtakoudja Geographic coordinates

Mtakoudja is in Mohéli, Comoros, at latitude -12.26111 and longitude 43.70361. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

-12.26111, 43.70361

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.2611° S 43.7036° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°15'40'' S 43°42'13'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38L 359002 8644234

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HV5PPQ3+HC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kvz44rzvz

Latitude and longitude of Mtakoudja

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.26111 43.70361
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2611° S 43.7036° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°15'40'' S 43°42'13'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°15.667' S 43°42.217' E

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12.2611° S 43.7036° E
Mtakoudja Parallel and meridian of Mtakoudja Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mtakoudja

Distance to the equator 1,363 km (847 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,743 km (2,947 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,370 km (7,065 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,644 km (5,371 mi)
Elevation 39 m (128 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mtakoudja

Mtakoudja lies on the same parallel as cities like Lima (Peru) and near 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 Mtakoudja 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 Mtakoudja: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Mtakoudja and Comoros

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