Riohacha Geographic coordinates

Riohacha is in La Guajira Department, Colombia, at latitude 11.54444 and longitude -72.90722. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

11.54444, -72.90722

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

11.5444° N 72.9072° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

11°32'40'' N 72°54'26'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18P 728241 1277014

Plus Code Open Location Code

7739G3VV+Q4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d6h1svwe4

Latitude and longitude of Riohacha

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 11.54444 -72.90722
Decimal Degrees (DD) 11.5444° N 72.9072° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 11°32'40'' N 72°54'26'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 11°32.666' N 72°54.433' W

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11.5444° N 72.9072° W
Riohacha Parallel and meridian of Riohacha Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Riohacha

Distance to the equator 1,284 km (798 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,917 km (4,919 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,723 km (5,420 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,291 km (7,016 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Riohacha

Riohacha lies near the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Queens (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 Riohacha 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 Riohacha: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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