Kaouéni Geographic coordinates

Kaouéni is in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, at latitude -12.77121 and longitude 45.22419. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-12.77121, 45.22419

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7712° S 45.2242° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°46'16.4'' S 45°13'27.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38L 524334 8588155

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HV766HF+GM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mj8pm5562

Latitude and longitude of Kaouéni

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.77121 45.22419
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7712° S 45.2242° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°46'16.4'' S 45°13'27.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°46.273' S 45°13.451' E

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12.7712° S 45.2242° E
Kaouéni Parallel and meridian of Kaouéni Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kaouéni

Distance to the equator 1,420 km (882 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,897 km (3,043 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,427 km (7,100 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,587 km (5,336 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kaouéni

Kaouéni lies on the same parallel as cities like Lima (Peru) and near the same meridian as cities like Baghdad (Iraq).

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

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