Bu Craa Geographic coordinates

Bu Craa is in Western Sahara, at latitude 26.35389 and longitude -12.78389. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 199 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.35389, -12.78389

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.3539° N 12.7839° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°21'14'' N 12°47'2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28R 721148 2916775

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CR99638+HC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eswvvje49

Latitude and longitude of Bu Craa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.35389 -12.78389
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.3539° N 12.7839° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°21'14'' N 12°47'2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°21.233' N 12°47.033' W

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26.3539° N 12.7839° W
Bu Craa Parallel and meridian of Bu Craa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bu Craa

Distance to the equator 2,930 km (1,821 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,273 km (791 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,077 km (4,397 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,937 km (8,039 mi)
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bu Craa

Bu Craa lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and near the same meridian as cities like Freetown (Sierra Leone).

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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 Bu Craa 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 Bu Craa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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