Benque Viejo el Carmen Geographic coordinates

Benque Viejo el Carmen is in Cayo District, Belize, at latitude 17.075 and longitude -89.13917. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 89 m above sea level.

Flag of Belize Cayo District, Belize Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.075, -89.13917

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.075° N 89.1392° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°4'30'' N 89°8'21'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16Q 272347 1889100

Plus Code Open Location Code

769G3VG6+28

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d5095s6v4

Latitude and longitude of Benque Viejo el Carmen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.075 -89.13917
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.075° N 89.1392° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°4'30'' N 89°8'21'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°4.5' N 89°8.35' W

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17.075° N 89.1392° W
Benque Viejo el Carmen Parallel and meridian of Benque Viejo el Carmen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Benque Viejo el Carmen

Distance to the equator 1,899 km (1,180 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,369 km (5,822 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,108 km (5,038 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,906 km (7,398 mi)
Elevation 89 m (292 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Benque Viejo el Carmen

Benque Viejo el Carmen lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Jamaica) and on the same meridian as cities like San Salvador (El Salvador).

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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 Benque Viejo el Carmen 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 Benque Viejo el Carmen: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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