Kuldīga Geographic coordinates

Kuldīga is in Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia, at latitude 56.97399 and longitude 21.95721. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.97399, 21.95721

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.974° N 21.9572° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°58'26.4'' N 21°57'26'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34V 558188 6314898

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G83XXF4+HV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u6ps5euc8

Latitude and longitude of Kuldīga

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.97399 21.95721
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.974° N 21.9572° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°58'26.4'' N 21°57'26'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°58.439' N 21°57.433' E

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56.974° N 21.9572° E
Kuldīga Parallel and meridian of Kuldīga Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kuldīga

Distance to the equator 6,335 km (3,936 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,325 km (823 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,672 km (2,282 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,342 km (10,154 mi)
Elevation 28 m (92 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kuldīga

Kuldīga lies on the same parallel as cities like Yekaterinburg (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Warsaw (Poland).

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

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