Barrancas Geographic coordinates

Barrancas is in La Guajira Department, Colombia, at latitude 10.95672 and longitude -72.79456. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 160 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.95672, -72.79456

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.9567° N 72.7946° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°57'24.2'' N 72°47'40.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18P 741021 1212076

Plus Code Open Location Code

7729X644+M5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d3unrd8ee

Latitude and longitude of Barrancas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.95672 -72.79456
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.9567° N 72.7946° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°57'24.2'' N 72°47'40.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°57.403' N 72°47.674' W

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10.9567° N 72.7946° W
Barrancas, Colombia Parallel and meridian of Barrancas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Barrancas

Distance to the equator 1,218 km (757 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,924 km (4,924 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,789 km (5,461 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,225 km (6,975 mi)
Elevation 160 m (525 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Barrancas

Barrancas lies on the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and near the same meridian as cities like Montréal (Canada).

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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 Barrancas 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 Barrancas: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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