Arrecife Geographic coordinates

Arrecife is in Canary Islands, Spain, at latitude 28.96302 and longitude -13.54769. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

28.96302, -13.54769

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

28.963° N 13.5477° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

28°57'46.9'' N 13°32'51.7'' W

Latitude and longitude of Arrecife

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 28.96302 -13.54769
Decimal Degrees (DD) 28.963° N 13.5477° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 28°57'46.9'' N 13°32'51.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 28°57.781' N 13°32.861' W

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28.963° N 13.5477° W
Arrecife Parallel and meridian of Arrecife Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Arrecife

Distance to the equator 3,220 km (2,001 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,317 km (818 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,787 km (4,217 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,227 km (8,219 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Arrecife

Arrecife lies on the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Freetown (Sierra Leone).

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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 Arrecife 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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