Wakayama Geographic coordinates

Wakayama is in Wakayama, Japan, at latitude 34.23333 and longitude 135.16667. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Japan Wakayama, Japan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.23333, 135.16667

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.2333° N 135.1667° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°13'60'' N 135°10'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

53S 515349 3788040

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q6Q65M8+8M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

xn04ezcre

Latitude and longitude of Wakayama

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.23333 135.16667
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.2333° N 135.1667° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°13'60'' N 135°10'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°14' N 135°10' E

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34.2333° N 135.1667° E
Wakayama Parallel and meridian of Wakayama Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Wakayama

Distance to the equator 3,806 km (2,365 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,084 km (6,887 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,201 km (3,853 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,813 km (8,583 mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Wakayama

Wakayama lies on the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Khabarovsk (Russia).

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

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