Dar es Salaam Geographic coordinates

Dar es Salaam is in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, at latitude -6.82349 and longitude 39.26951. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-6.82349, 39.26951

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.8235° S 39.2695° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°49'24.6'' S 39°16'10.2'' E

Latitude and longitude of Dar es Salaam

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -6.82349 39.26951
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.8235° S 39.2695° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°49'24.6'' S 39°16'10.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°49.409' S 39°16.171' E

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6.8235° S 39.2695° E
Dar es Salaam Parallel and meridian of Dar es Salaam Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Dar es Salaam

Distance to the equator 759 km (471 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,334 km (2,693 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,766 km (6,690 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,248 km (5,747 mi)
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam lies on the same parallel as cities like Jakarta (Indonesia) and near the same meridian as cities like Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

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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 Dar es Salaam 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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