Silk Grass Geographic coordinates

Silk Grass is in Southern District, Belize, at latitude 16.88333 and longitude -88.33333. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.88333, -88.33333

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.8833° N 88.3333° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°52'60'' N 88°19'60'' W

Latitude and longitude of Silk Grass

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.88333 -88.33333
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.8833° N 88.3333° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°52'60'' N 88°19'60'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°53' N 88°20' W

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16.8833° N 88.3333° W
Silk Grass Parallel and meridian of Silk Grass Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Silk Grass

Distance to the equator 1,877 km (1,166 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,299 km (5,778 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,130 km (5,052 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,884 km (7,385 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Silk Grass

Silk Grass lies near the same parallel as cities like Hyderabad (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Chicago (United States).

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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 Silk Grass 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.

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