Krāslava Geographic coordinates

Krāslava is in Krāslava Municipality, Latvia, at latitude 55.89514 and longitude 27.16799. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 114 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

55.89514, 27.16799

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

55.8951° N 27.168° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

55°53'42.5'' N 27°10'4.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35U 510506 6194422

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G79V5W9+35

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u9gmfprhu

Latitude and longitude of Krāslava

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 55.89514 27.16799
Decimal Degrees (DD) 55.8951° N 27.168° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 55°53'42.5'' N 27°10'4.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 55°53.708' N 27°10.079' E

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55.8951° N 27.168° E
Krāslava Parallel and meridian of Krāslava Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Krāslava

Distance to the equator 6,215 km (3,862 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,683 km (1,046 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,792 km (2,356 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,222 km (10,080 mi)
Elevation 114 m (374 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Krāslava

Krāslava lies on the same parallel as cities like Moscow (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

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