Ambarakaraka Geographic coordinates

Ambarakaraka is in Diana, Madagascar, at latitude -13.5 and longitude 48.86667. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 50 m above sea level.

Flag of Madagascar Diana, Madagascar Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-13.5, 48.86667

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

13.5° S 48.8667° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°30'0'' S 48°52'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39L 269083 8506566

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HRCGV28+2M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mjdepyrsg

Latitude and longitude of Ambarakaraka

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -13.5 48.86667
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.5° S 48.8667° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°30'0'' S 48°52'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°30' S 48°52' E

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13.5° S 48.8667° E
Ambarakaraka Parallel and meridian of Ambarakaraka Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ambarakaraka

Distance to the equator 1,501 km (933 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,274 km (3,277 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,508 km (7,151 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,506 km (5,285 mi)
Elevation 50 m (164 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ambarakaraka

Ambarakaraka lies near the same parallel as cities like Salvador (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Kazan (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 Ambarakaraka 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 Ambarakaraka: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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