Ambositra Geographic coordinates

Ambositra is in Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar, at latitude -20.53034 and longitude 47.24344. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,318 m above sea level.

Flag of Madagascar Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-20.53034, 47.24344

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.5303° S 47.2434° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°31'49.2'' S 47°14'36.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38K 733925 7728223

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HF9F69V+V9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mh3e5n9d5

Latitude and longitude of Ambositra

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.53034 47.24344
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.5303° S 47.2434° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°31'49.2'' S 47°14'36.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°31.82' S 47°14.606' E

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20.5303° S 47.2434° E
Ambositra Parallel and meridian of Ambositra Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ambositra

Distance to the equator 2,283 km (1,418 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,901 km (3,045 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,290 km (7,637 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,724 km (4,800 mi)
Elevation 1,318 m (4,324 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ambositra

Ambositra lies near the same parallel as cities like Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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

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