Songea: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Songea (Tanzania) for field work: coordinates, UTM zone, scale factor, grid convergence, today's magnetic declination and geoid undulation, computed for the city center.
Values for the city center (GeoNames coordinate). Declination from the World Magnetic Model 2025 for today's date; geoid from EGM2008. For an exact point, use the tools below.
Nearest GNSS reference stations (IGS)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is Songea in?
Songea is in UTM zone 36S, with central meridian 33° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 789,898 m and N 8,817,791 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Songea?
Today the magnetic declination in Songea is 4.20° W, changing by −6.7′ per year (WMM2025 model). To get the true azimuth, add the declination to the magnetic azimuth (East positive, West negative).
What is the geoid undulation in Songea?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Songea is N = −18.29 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Songea
- Mbeya 312 km
- Morogoro 483 km
- Dodoma 502 km
- Sumbawanga 536 km
- Dar es Salaam 585 km
- Zanzibar 636 km
- Tabora 703 km
- Tanga 731 km
- All cities in Tanzania
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