Ongandjera Geographic coordinates

Ongandjera is in Omusati Region, Namibia, at latitude -17.87847 and longitude 15.06961. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,092 m above sea level.

Flag of Namibia Omusati Region, Namibia Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-17.87847, 15.06961

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.8785° S 15.0696° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°52'42.5'' S 15°4'10.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33K 507374 8023259

Plus Code Open Location Code

5FJQ43C9+JR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kkfdqcm67

Latitude and longitude of Ongandjera

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.87847 15.06961
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.8785° S 15.0696° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°52'42.5'' S 15°4'10.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°52.708' S 15°4.177' E

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17.8785° S 15.0696° E
Ongandjera Parallel and meridian of Ongandjera Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ongandjera

Distance to the equator 1,988 km (1,235 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,594 km (991 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,995 km (7,453 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,019 km (4,983 mi)
Elevation 1,092 m (3,583 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ongandjera

Ongandjera lies on the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and on the same meridian as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

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

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