Amparafaravola Geographic coordinates

Amparafaravola is in Alaotra Mangoro, Madagascar, at latitude -17.5876 and longitude 48.22391. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 777 m above sea level.

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

-17.5876, 48.22391

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.5876° S 48.2239° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°35'15.4'' S 48°13'26.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39K 205345 8053282

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HJCC66F+XH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mhf7cq78f

Latitude and longitude of Amparafaravola

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.5876 48.22391
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.5876° S 48.2239° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°35'15.4'' S 48°13'26.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°35.256' S 48°13.435' E

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17.5876° S 48.2239° E
Amparafaravola Parallel and meridian of Amparafaravola Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Amparafaravola

Distance to the equator 1,956 km (1,215 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,097 km (3,167 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,963 km (7,433 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,052 km (5,003 mi)
Elevation 777 m (2,549 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Amparafaravola

Amparafaravola lies on the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) 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 Amparafaravola 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 Amparafaravola: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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