Maych’ew Geographic coordinates

Maych’ew is in Tigray, Ethiopia, at latitude 12.7875 and longitude 39.54222. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,400 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.7875, 39.54222

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7875° N 39.5422° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°47'15'' N 39°32'32'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37P 558849 1413698

Plus Code Open Location Code

7G4XQGPR+XV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sfk0ezcu8

Latitude and longitude of Maych’ew

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.7875 39.54222
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7875° N 39.5422° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°47'15'' N 39°32'32'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°47.25' N 39°32.533' E

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12.7875° N 39.5422° E
Maych’ew Parallel and meridian of Maych’ew Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Maych’ew

Distance to the equator 1,422 km (883 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,283 km (2,661 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,585 km (5,335 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,429 km (7,102 mi)
Elevation 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Maych’ew

Maych’ew lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on the same meridian as cities like Rostov-on-Don (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 Maych’ew 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 Maych’ew: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Maych’ew and Ethiopia

Antipode of Ethiopia → Distances from Ethiopia → Ethiopia Population →