Arba Minch Geographic coordinates

Arba Minch is in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, at latitude 6.03333 and longitude 37.55. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,269 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.03333, 37.55

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.0333° N 37.55° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°1'60'' N 37°32'60'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37N 339522 667102

Plus Code Open Location Code

6GRV2HM2+82

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sc4dq6r4d

Latitude and longitude of Arba Minch

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.03333 37.55
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.0333° N 37.55° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°1'60'' N 37°32'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°2' N 37°33' E

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6.0333° N 37.55° E
Arba Minch Parallel and meridian of Arba Minch Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Arba Minch

Distance to the equator 671 km (417 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,151 km (2,579 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,336 km (5,801 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,678 km (6,635 mi)
Elevation 1,269 m (4,163 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Arba Minch

Arba Minch lies on the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Moscow (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 Arba Minch 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 Arba Minch: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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