San Pedro de Atacama Geographic coordinates

San Pedro de Atacama is in Antofagasta, Chile, at latitude -22.9111 and longitude -68.20113. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 2,444 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-22.9111, -68.20113

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.9111° S 68.2011° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°54'40'' S 68°12'4.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19K 581925 7466099

Plus Code Open Location Code

579H3QQX+HG

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

67zt8j1mn

Latitude and longitude of San Pedro de Atacama

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -22.9111 -68.20113
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.9111° S 68.2011° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°54'40'' S 68°12'4.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°54.666' S 68°12.068' W

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22.9111° S 68.2011° W
San Pedro de Atacama Parallel and meridian of San Pedro de Atacama Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Pedro de Atacama

Distance to the equator 2,547 km (1,583 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,914 km (4,296 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,555 km (7,801 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,460 km (4,635 mi)
Elevation 2,444 m (8,018 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama lies near the same parallel as cities like São Paulo (Brazil) and on the same meridian as cities like La Paz (Bolivia).

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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 San Pedro de Atacama 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 San Pedro de Atacama: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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