Wanlaweyn Geographic coordinates

Wanlaweyn is in Lower Shabeelle, Somalia, at latitude 2.6185 and longitude 44.8938. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 93 m above sea level.

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

2.6185, 44.8938

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

2.6185° N 44.8938° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

2°37'6.6'' N 44°53'37.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38N 488195 289425

Plus Code Open Location Code

6HJ6JV9V+9G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sbryvsdtv

Latitude and longitude of Wanlaweyn

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 2.6185 44.8938
Decimal Degrees (DD) 2.6185° N 44.8938° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 2°37'6.6'' N 44°53'37.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 2°37.11' N 44°53.628' E

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2.6185° N 44.8938° E
Wanlaweyn Parallel and meridian of Wanlaweyn Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Wanlaweyn

Distance to the equator 291 km (181 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,986 km (3,098 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,716 km (6,037 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,298 km (6,399 mi)
Elevation 93 m (305 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Wanlaweyn

Wanlaweyn lies near the same parallel as cities like Cali (Colombia) and on 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 Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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