Mērsrags Geographic coordinates

Mērsrags is in Talsu novads, Latvia, at latitude 57.33535 and longitude 23.12455. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

57.33535, 23.12455

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

57.3354° N 23.1246° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

57°20'7.3'' N 23°7'28.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34V 627887 6356713

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G9584PF+4R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ud0qnjwf9

Latitude and longitude of Mērsrags

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 57.33535 23.12455
Decimal Degrees (DD) 57.3354° N 23.1246° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 57°20'7.3'' N 23°7'28.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 57°20.121' N 23°7.473' E

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57.3354° N 23.1246° E
Mērsrags Parallel and meridian of Mērsrags Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mērsrags

Distance to the equator 6,375 km (3,961 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,381 km (858 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,632 km (2,257 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,382 km (10,179 mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mērsrags

Mērsrags lies near the same parallel as cities like Yekaterinburg (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Sofia (Bulgaria).

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

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