Tadjoura Geographic coordinates

Tadjoura is in Tadjourah, Djibouti, at latitude 11.78778 and longitude 42.88222. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Djibouti Tadjourah, Djibouti Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

11.78778, 42.88222

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

11.7878° N 42.8822° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

11°47'16'' N 42°52'56'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38P 269233 1303958

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H34QVQJ+4V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sfn7pccuu

Latitude and longitude of Tadjoura

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 11.78778 42.88222
Decimal Degrees (DD) 11.7878° N 42.8822° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 11°47'16'' N 42°52'56'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 11°47.267' N 42°52.933' E

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11.7878° N 42.8822° E
Tadjoura Parallel and meridian of Tadjoura Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tadjoura

Distance to the equator 1,311 km (814 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,663 km (2,897 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,696 km (5,404 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,318 km (7,033 mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tadjoura

Tadjoura lies near the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Stavropol (Russia).

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

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