Nicoya Geographic coordinates

Nicoya is in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, at latitude 10.15038 and longitude -85.45093. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 128 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.15038, -85.45093

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.1504° N 85.4509° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°9'1.4'' N 85°27'3.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 669712 1122443

Plus Code Open Location Code

762P5G2X+5J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1g1xxbd1

Latitude and longitude of Nicoya

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.15038 -85.45093
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.1504° N 85.4509° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°9'1.4'' N 85°27'3.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°9.023' N 85°27.056' W

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10.1504° N 85.4509° W
Nicoya Parallel and meridian of Nicoya Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Nicoya

Distance to the equator 1,129 km (701 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,318 km (5,790 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,878 km (5,517 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,136 km (6,919 mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Nicoya

Nicoya lies on the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and near the same meridian as cities like Managua (Nicaragua).

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

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