Çangarâfa Geographic coordinates

Çangarâfa is in Brakna, Mauritania, at latitude 17.592 and longitude -12.8365. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 99 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.592, -12.8365

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.592° N 12.8365° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°35'31.2'' N 12°50'11.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 729600 1946358

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C99H5R7+Q9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eenu5fs8z

Latitude and longitude of Çangarâfa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.592 -12.8365
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.592° N 12.8365° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°35'31.2'' N 12°50'11.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°35.52' N 12°50.19' W

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17.592° N 12.8365° W
Çangarâfa Parallel and meridian of Çangarâfa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Çangarâfa

Distance to the equator 1,956 km (1,215 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,360 km (845 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,051 km (5,003 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,963 km (7,434 mi)
Elevation 99 m (325 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Çangarâfa

Çangarâfa lies near the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and near the same meridian as cities like Freetown (Sierra Leone).

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

More about Çangarâfa and Mauritania

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