Elevation of Shama, Southern, Ethiopia
Shama, Southern, Ethiopia is 2,618 m (8,589 ft) above sea level.
Shama's height from sea level is 2,618 metres, or 8,589 feet.
Ground within 5 km
Mean 2,331 m across the 10.2 km square centred on the town, 1,605 m from its lowest cell to its highest.
Cross-section through Shama
Ground elevation along two lines through the town, 28.7 km end to end, one cell (about 1 km) per step. The red dot is Shama; the vertical scale is the same on both.

Shading is a north-west light over the grid's own slopes. Colour follows elevation: sea level and below, 0–200 m, 500 m, 1,000 m, 2,000 m, 3,500 m, 5,000 m and above.
Towns near Shama
| Town | Distance | Direction | Elevation | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorze | 7.1 km | NE | 2,531 m (8,304 ft) | −87 m |
| Ch'ench'a | 10.2 km | NE | 2,694 m (8,839 ft) | +76 m |
| Ārba Minch | 17.1 km | S | 1,243 m (4,078 ft) | −1,375 m |
| Birbir | 32.2 km | NE | 1,341 m (4,400 ft) | −1,277 m |
| Selamber | 32.6 km | N | 1,391 m (4,564 ft) | −1,227 m |
Peaks and passes near Shama
- Gugē, peak at 4,200 m (13,780 ft), 2.6 km to the NW — 1,582 m above the town.
Summit heights from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), within 25 km; only summits higher than the town are listed.
Where Shama is
Latitude 6.1830124, longitude 37.5159717. Open the map here to read the elevation of any point around the town.
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About this reading
The elevation is the value of the GMTED2010 terrain grid (USGS/NGA, 30 arc-second cells of about 1 km) at Shama's recorded coordinates. It is the height of the ground in that cell, not of any building; a town on a slope spans several cells, and the range above says how much that matters here.