Butha-Buthe Geographic coordinates
Butha-Buthe is in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, at latitude -28.76659 and longitude 28.24937. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,716 m above sea level.
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho Southern · Eastern Hemisphere -28.76659, 28.24937
28.7666° S 28.2494° E
28°45'59.7'' S 28°14'57.7'' E
Latitude and longitude of Butha-Buthe
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | -28.76659 | 28.24937 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 28.7666° S | 28.2494° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 28°45'59.7'' S | 28°14'57.7'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 28°45.995' S | 28°14.962' E |
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Butha-Buthe lies near the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).
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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 Butha-Buthe 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.