Tionk Essil Geographic coordinates

Tionk Essil is in Ziguinchor, Senegal, at latitude 12.78556 and longitude -16.52167. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Senegal Ziguinchor, Senegal Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.78556, -16.52167

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7856° N 16.5217° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°47'8'' N 16°31'18'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28P 334830 1413907

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C45QFPH+68

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

edk28p933

Latitude and longitude of Tionk Essil

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.78556 -16.52167
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7856° N 16.5217° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°47'8'' N 16°31'18'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°47.134' N 16°31.3' W

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12.7856° N 16.5217° W
Tionk Essil Parallel and meridian of Tionk Essil Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tionk Essil

Distance to the equator 1,422 km (883 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,791 km (1,113 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,585 km (5,335 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,429 km (7,101 mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tionk Essil

Tionk Essil lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Nouakchott (Mauritania).

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

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