Las Terrenas Geographic coordinates

Las Terrenas is in Samaná, Dominican Republic, at latitude 19.31102 and longitude -69.5428. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Dominican Republic Samaná, Dominican Republic Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

19.31102, -69.5428

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

19.311° N 69.5428° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

19°18'39.7'' N 69°32'34.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19Q 442977 2135331

Plus Code Open Location Code

77FG8F64+CV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d7qtce2qz

Latitude and longitude of Las Terrenas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 19.31102 -69.5428
Decimal Degrees (DD) 19.311° N 69.5428° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 19°18'39.7'' N 69°32'34.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 19°18.661' N 69°32.568' W

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19.311° N 69.5428° W
Las Terrenas Parallel and meridian of Las Terrenas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Las Terrenas

Distance to the equator 2,147 km (1,334 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,241 km (4,499 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,860 km (4,884 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,154 km (7,552 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Las Terrenas

Las Terrenas lies on the same parallel as cities like Mexico City (Mexico) and on the same meridian as cities like Barquisimeto (Venezuela).

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

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