Santiago Geographic coordinates

Santiago is in San José, Costa Rica, at latitude 9.84636 and longitude -84.31428. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,109 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.84636, -84.31428

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.8464° N 84.3143° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°50'46.9'' N 84°18'51.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 794582 1089607

Plus Code Open Location Code

66XQRMWP+G7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1u012kpn

Latitude and longitude of Santiago

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.84636 -84.31428
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.8464° N 84.3143° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°50'46.9'' N 84°18'51.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°50.782' N 84°18.857' W

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9.8464° N 84.3143° W
Santiago, San José, Costa Rica Parallel and meridian of Santiago Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Santiago

Distance to the equator 1,095 km (680 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,206 km (5,720 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,912 km (5,538 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,102 km (6,898 mi)
Elevation 1,109 m (3,638 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Santiago

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

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