Dakhla Geographic coordinates

Dakhla is in Western Sahara, at latitude 23.68477 and longitude -15.95798. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

23.68477, -15.95798

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

23.6848° N 15.958° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

23°41'5.2'' N 15°57'28.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 402324 2619655

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CM6M2MR+WR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eshwszevb

Latitude and longitude of Dakhla

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 23.68477 -15.95798
Decimal Degrees (DD) 23.6848° N 15.958° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 23°41'5.2'' N 15°57'28.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 23°41.086' N 15°57.479' W

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23.6848° N 15.958° W
Dakhla, Western Sahara Parallel and meridian of Dakhla Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Dakhla

Distance to the equator 2,633 km (1,636 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,624 km (1,009 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,374 km (4,582 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,641 km (7,854 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Dakhla

Dakhla lies on the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and on the same meridian as cities like Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain).

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

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