Tanga Geographic coordinates

Tanga is in Tanga, Tanzania, at latitude -5.06893 and longitude 39.09875. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-5.06893, 39.09875

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.0689° S 39.0988° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°4'8.1'' S 39°5'55.5'' E

Latitude and longitude of Tanga

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -5.06893 39.09875
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.0689° S 39.0988° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°4'8.1'' S 39°5'55.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°4.136' S 39°5.925' E

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5.0689° S 39.0988° E
Tanga Parallel and meridian of Tanga Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tanga

Distance to the equator 564 km (350 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,330 km (2,690 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,571 km (6,568 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,443 km (5,868 mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tanga

Tanga lies near the same parallel as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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 Tanga 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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