Puntarenas Geographic coordinates

Puntarenas is in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, at latitude 9.97691 and longitude -84.8379. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.97691, -84.8379

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.9769° N 84.8379° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°58'36.9'' N 84°50'16.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 737026 1103635

Plus Code Open Location Code

66XQX5G6+QR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1g8v2nzt

Latitude and longitude of Puntarenas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.97691 -84.8379
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.9769° N 84.8379° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°58'36.9'' N 84°50'16.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°58.615' N 84°50.274' W

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9.9769° N 84.8379° W
Puntarenas Parallel and meridian of Puntarenas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Puntarenas

Distance to the equator 1,109 km (689 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,258 km (5,753 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,898 km (5,529 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,116 km (6,907 mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Puntarenas

Puntarenas lies near the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and near the same meridian as cities like Louisville (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 Puntarenas 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 Puntarenas: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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