Brievengat Geographic coordinates

Brievengat is in Curacao, at latitude 12.15 and longitude -68.9. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.15, -68.9

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.15° N 68.9° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°9'0'' N 68°54'0'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19P 510880 1343142

Plus Code Open Location Code

774H532X+2X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d6pj05udc

Latitude and longitude of Brievengat

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.15 -68.9
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.15° N 68.9° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°9'0'' N 68°54'0'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°9' N 68°54' W

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12.15° N 68.9° W
Brievengat Parallel and meridian of Brievengat Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Brievengat

Distance to the equator 1,351 km (839 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,466 km (4,639 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,656 km (5,379 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,358 km (7,058 mi)
Elevation 33 m (108 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Brievengat

Brievengat lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).

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

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