Nueva Esparta Geographic coordinates

Nueva Esparta is in La Union, El Salvador, at latitude 13.78361 and longitude -87.83861. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 289 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

13.78361, -87.83861

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

13.7836° N 87.8386° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°47'1'' N 87°50'19'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 409351 1523953

Plus Code Open Location Code

765JQ5M6+CH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d43w3jjzk

Latitude and longitude of Nueva Esparta

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 13.78361 -87.83861
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.7836° N 87.8386° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°47'1'' N 87°50'19'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°47.017' N 87°50.317' W

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13.7836° N 87.8386° W
Nueva Esparta Parallel and meridian of Nueva Esparta Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Nueva Esparta

Distance to the equator 1,533 km (952 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,418 km (5,852 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,474 km (5,266 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,540 km (7,170 mi)
Elevation 289 m (948 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Nueva Esparta

Nueva Esparta lies near the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and on the same meridian as cities like Chicago (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 Nueva Esparta 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 Nueva Esparta: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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