Sierra Leone Geographic coordinates

Sierra Leone is in Africa, at latitude 8.460555 and longitude -11.779889. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Sierra Leone Africa Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.460555, -11.779889

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.4606° N 11.7799° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°27'38'' N 11°46'47.6'' W

Latitude and longitude of Sierra Leone

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.460555 -11.779889
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.4606° N 11.7799° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°27'38'' N 11°46'47.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°27.633' N 11°46.793' W

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8.4606° N 11.7799° W
Land of Sierra Leone Central point (centroid) of Sierra Leone Main cities

Geographic facts about Sierra Leone

Distance to the equator 941 km (585 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,295 km (805 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,066 km (5,634 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,948 km (6,803 mi)
Area of Sierra Leone 71,740 km² (27,699 mi²)
Sierra Leone Population 7,650,154

Distances calculated from the central point of Sierra Leone.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Sierra Leone

Freetown Latitude 8.48714 Longitude -13.2356 Kenema Latitude 7.87687 Longitude -11.19025 Bo Latitude 7.96472 Longitude -11.73833 Koidu Latitude 8.64387 Longitude -10.9714 Makeni Latitude 8.88605 Longitude -12.04417 Waterloo Latitude 8.3389 Longitude -13.07091 Kambia Latitude 9.12504 Longitude -12.91816 Hastings Latitude 8.37994 Longitude -13.13693 Largo Latitude 8.27903 Longitude -12.1578 Masaka Latitude 8.66492 Longitude -11.8026 Kent Latitude 8.33333 Longitude -13.06667 Dublin Latitude 8.13746 Longitude -13.1927 Port Loko Latitude 8.76609 Longitude -12.78696 Njala Latitude 8.23231 Longitude -12.01558 Lunsar Latitude 8.68439 Longitude -12.53499 Goderich Latitude 8.42756 Longitude -13.28598 Kabala Latitude 9.58893 Longitude -11.55256 Segbwema Latitude 7.99471 Longitude -10.9502 Bumpe Latitude 7.89209 Longitude -11.90541 Mile 91 Latitude 8.46596 Longitude -12.21457

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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 Sierra Leone 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.

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