Knokke-Heist Geographic coordinates

Knokke-Heist is in Flanders, Belgium, at latitude 51.35 and longitude 3.26667. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

51.35, 3.26667

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

51.35° N 3.2667° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

51°21'0'' N 3°16'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 518571 5688781

Plus Code Open Location Code

9F3587X8+XM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u14k47fxq

Latitude and longitude of Knokke-Heist

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 51.35 3.26667
Decimal Degrees (DD) 51.35° N 3.2667° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 51°21'0'' N 3°16'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 51°21' N 3°16' E

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51.35° N 3.2667° E
Knokke-Heist Parallel and meridian of Knokke-Heist Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Knokke-Heist

Distance to the equator 5,710 km (3,548 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 227 km (141 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,297 km (2,670 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,717 km (9,766 mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Knokke-Heist

Knokke-Heist lies on the same parallel as cities like London (United Kingdom) and near the same meridian as cities like Paris (France).

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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 Knokke-Heist 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 Knokke-Heist: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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