Buariki Village Geographic coordinates

Buariki Village is in Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, at latitude 1.60909 and longitude 172.95526. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

1.60909, 172.95526

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

1.6091° N 172.9553° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

1°36'32.7'' N 172°57'18.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

59N 717529 177958

Plus Code Open Location Code

6VHJJX54+J4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

xb6cpsyjt

Latitude and longitude of Buariki Village

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 1.60909 172.95526
Decimal Degrees (DD) 1.6091° N 172.9553° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 1°36'32.7'' N 172°57'18.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 1°36.545' N 172°57.316' E

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1.6091° N 172.9553° E
Buariki Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati Parallel and meridian of Buariki Village Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Buariki Village

Distance to the equator 179 km (111 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 19,153 km (11,901 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,828 km (6,107 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,186 km (6,329 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Buariki Village lies on the same parallel as cities like Singapore (Singapore) and on the same meridian as cities like Christchurch (New Zealand).

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

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