Mbeya Geographic coordinates

Mbeya is in Mbeya, Tanzania, at latitude -8.9 and longitude 33.45. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,697 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-8.9, 33.45

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.9° S 33.45° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°54'0'' S 33°27'0'' E

Latitude and longitude of Mbeya

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -8.9 33.45
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.9° S 33.45° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°54'0'' S 33°27'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°54' S 33°27' E

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8.9° S 33.45° E
Mbeya Parallel and meridian of Mbeya Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mbeya

Distance to the equator 990 km (615 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,673 km (2,282 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,997 km (6,833 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,017 km (5,603 mi)
Elevation 1,697 m (5,568 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mbeya

Mbeya lies near the same parallel as cities like Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and near the same meridian as cities like Ankara (Turkey).

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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 Mbeya 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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