Diga gaw Geographic coordinates

Diga gaw is in Mudug, Somalia, at latitude 5.69935 and longitude 48.4664. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 181 m above sea level.

Flag of Somalia Mudug, Somalia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.69935, 48.4664

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.6994° N 48.4664° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°41'57.7'' N 48°27'59'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39N 219368 630587

Plus Code Open Location Code

6HQCMFX8+PH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t142qvs1h

Latitude and longitude of Diga gaw

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.69935 48.4664
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.6994° N 48.4664° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°41'57.7'' N 48°27'59'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°41.961' N 48°27.984' E

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5.6994° N 48.4664° E
Diga gaw Parallel and meridian of Diga gaw Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Diga gaw

Distance to the equator 634 km (394 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,361 km (3,331 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,373 km (5,824 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,641 km (6,612 mi)
Elevation 181 m (594 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Diga gaw

Diga gaw lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Kazan (Russia).

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

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