Mwandege Geographic coordinates

Mwandege is in Pwani, Tanzania, at latitude -6.97558 and longitude 39.2893. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-6.97558, 39.2893

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.9756° S 39.2893° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°58'32.1'' S 39°17'21.5'' E

Latitude and longitude of Mwandege

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -6.97558 39.2893
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.9756° S 39.2893° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°58'32.1'' S 39°17'21.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°58.535' S 39°17.358' E

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6.9756° S 39.2893° E
Mwandege Parallel and meridian of Mwandege Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mwandege

Distance to the equator 776 km (482 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,335 km (2,694 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,783 km (6,700 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,231 km (5,736 mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mwandege

Mwandege 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 Mwandege 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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