Thabana Morena Geographic coordinates

Thabana Morena is in Lesotho, at latitude -29.96008 and longitude 27.42044. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,710 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-29.96008, 27.42044

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.9601° S 27.4204° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°57'36.3'' S 27°25'13.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 540567 6685564

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G292CQC+X5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kdemxcyvy

Latitude and longitude of Thabana Morena

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -29.96008 27.42044
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.9601° S 27.4204° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°57'36.3'' S 27°25'13.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°57.605' S 27°25.226' E

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29.9601° S 27.4204° E
Thabana Morena Parallel and meridian of Thabana Morena Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Thabana Morena

Distance to the equator 3,331 km (2,070 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,635 km (1,637 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,338 km (8,288 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,676 km (4,148 mi)
Elevation 1,710 m (5,610 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Thabana Morena

Thabana Morena lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

More about Thabana Morena and Lesotho

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