Qacha’s Nek Geographic coordinates

Qacha’s Nek is in Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho, at latitude -30.11537 and longitude 28.68936. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,974 m above sea level.

Flag of Lesotho Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-30.11537, 28.68936

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.1154° S 28.6894° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°6'55.3'' S 28°41'21.7'' E

Latitude and longitude of Qacha’s Nek

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -30.11537 28.68936
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.1154° S 28.6894° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°6'55.3'' S 28°41'21.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°6.922' S 28°41.362' E

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30.1154° S 28.6894° E
Qacha’s Nek Parallel and meridian of Qacha’s Nek Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Qacha’s Nek

Distance to the equator 3,349 km (2,081 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,752 km (1,710 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,356 km (8,299 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,659 km (4,137 mi)
Elevation 1,974 m (6,476 ft)
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Qacha’s Nek lies on the same parallel as cities like Porto Alegre (Brazil) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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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 Qacha’s Nek 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.

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