Machala Geographic coordinates

Machala is in El Oro, Ecuador, at latitude -3.25886 and longitude -79.95876. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-3.25886, -79.95876

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

3.2589° S 79.9588° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

3°15'31.9'' S 79°57'31.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17M 615684 9639734

Plus Code Open Location Code

6782P2RR+FF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6prjkqxzc

Latitude and longitude of Machala

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -3.25886 -79.95876
Decimal Degrees (DD) 3.2589° S 79.9588° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 3°15'31.9'' S 79°57'31.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 3°15.532' S 79°57.526' W

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3.2589° S 79.9588° W
Machala Parallel and meridian of Machala Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Machala

Distance to the equator 362 km (225 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,873 km (5,514 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,369 km (6,443 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,645 km (5,993 mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Machala

Machala lies on the same parallel as cities like Fortaleza (Brazil) and on the same meridian as cities like Toronto (Canada).

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

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