Gafsa Geographic coordinates

Gafsa is in Gafsa, Tunisia, at latitude 34.425 and longitude 8.78417. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 295 m above sea level.

Flag of Tunisia Gafsa, Tunisia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.425, 8.78417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.425° N 8.7842° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°25'30'' N 8°47'3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32S 480168 3809302

Plus Code Open Location Code

8F6CCQFM+XM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

snn5zfukj

Latitude and longitude of Gafsa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.425 8.78417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.425° N 8.7842° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°25'30'' N 8°47'3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°25.5' N 8°47.05' E

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34.425° N 8.7842° E
Gafsa Parallel and meridian of Gafsa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gafsa

Distance to the equator 3,828 km (2,378 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 805 km (500 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,179 km (3,840 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,835 km (8,597 mi)
Elevation 295 m (968 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gafsa

Gafsa lies on the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Kano (Nigeria).

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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 Gafsa 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.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Gafsa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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