Punta Gorda Geographic coordinates

Punta Gorda is in Toledo District, Belize, at latitude 16.09835 and longitude -88.8097. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.09835, -88.8097

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.0984° N 88.8097° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°5'54.1'' N 88°48'34.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16Q 306445 1780662

Plus Code Open Location Code

768H35XR+84

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d4bge4dg8

Latitude and longitude of Punta Gorda

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.09835 -88.8097
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.0984° N 88.8097° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°5'54.1'' N 88°48'34.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°5.901' N 88°48.582' W

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16.0984° N 88.8097° W
Punta Gorda, Belize Parallel and meridian of Punta Gorda Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Punta Gorda

Distance to the equator 1,790 km (1,112 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,394 km (5,837 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,217 km (5,106 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,797 km (7,330 mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda lies on the same parallel as cities like Plymouth (Montserrat) and near 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 Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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