Pļaviņas Geographic coordinates

Pļaviņas is in Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia, at latitude 56.6178 and longitude 25.72552. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 75 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.6178, 25.72552

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.6178° N 25.7255° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°37'4.1'' N 25°43'31.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35V 421789 6275569

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G87JP9G+46

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ud4616uy8

Latitude and longitude of Pļaviņas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.6178 25.72552
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.6178° N 25.7255° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°37'4.1'' N 25°43'31.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°37.068' N 25°43.531' E

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56.6178° N 25.7255° E
Pļaviņas Parallel and meridian of Pļaviņas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pļaviņas

Distance to the equator 6,295 km (3,912 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,565 km (972 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,712 km (2,306 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,302 km (10,130 mi)
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pļaviņas

Pļaviņas lies near the same parallel as cities like Moscow (Russia) and near the same meridian as cities like Helsinki (Finland).

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

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