Foz do Iguaçu Geographic coordinates

Foz do Iguaçu is in Paraná, Brazil, at latitude -25.54778 and longitude -54.58806. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 179 m above sea level.

Flag of Brazil Paraná, Brazil Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-25.54778, -54.58806

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

25.5478° S 54.5881° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

25°32'52'' S 54°35'17'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21J 742343 7172194

Plus Code Open Location Code

5867FC26+VQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6g3ntv4jq

Latitude and longitude of Foz do Iguaçu

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -25.54778 -54.58806
Decimal Degrees (DD) 25.5478° S 54.5881° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 25°32'52'' S 54°35'17'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 25°32.867' S 54°35.284' W

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25.5478° S 54.5881° W
Foz do Iguaçu Parallel and meridian of Foz do Iguaçu Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Foz do Iguaçu

Distance to the equator 2,841 km (1,765 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,435 km (3,377 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,848 km (7,983 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,166 km (4,453 mi)
Elevation 179 m (587 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Foz do Iguaçu

Foz do Iguaçu lies near the same parallel as cities like Johannesburg (South Africa) and near the same meridian as cities like Paramaribo (Suriname).

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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 Foz do Iguaçu 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 Foz do Iguaçu: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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