Lhokseumawe Geographic coordinates

Lhokseumawe is in Aceh, Indonesia, at latitude 5.1801 and longitude 97.1507. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.1801, 97.1507

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.1801° N 97.1507° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°10'48.4'' N 97°9'2.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

47N 295019 572871

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MQV55J2+27

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w0vj6xnbr

Latitude and longitude of Lhokseumawe

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.1801 97.1507
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.1801° N 97.1507° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°10'48.4'' N 97°9'2.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°10.806' N 97°9.042' E

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5.1801° N 97.1507° E
Lhokseumawe Parallel and meridian of Lhokseumawe Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Lhokseumawe

Distance to the equator 576 km (358 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,743 km (6,676 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,431 km (5,860 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,583 km (6,576 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Lhokseumawe

Lhokseumawe lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and near the same meridian as cities like Yangon (Myanmar).

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

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