Songea Geographic coordinates

Songea is in Ruvuma, Tanzania, at latitude -10.68333 and longitude 35.65. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,113 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-10.68333, 35.65

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.6833° S 35.65° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°40'60'' S 35°38'60'' E

Latitude and longitude of Songea

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -10.68333 35.65
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.6833° S 35.65° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°40'60'' S 35°38'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°41' S 35°39' E

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10.6833° S 35.65° E
Songea Parallel and meridian of Songea Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Songea

Distance to the equator 1,188 km (738 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,893 km (2,419 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,195 km (6,956 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,819 km (5,480 mi)
Elevation 1,113 m (3,652 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Songea

Songea lies on the same parallel as cities like Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island) and near the same meridian as cities like Kharkiv (Ukraine).

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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 Songea 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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