Skrunda Geographic coordinates

Skrunda is in Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia, at latitude 56.67749 and longitude 22.01649. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.67749, 22.01649

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.6775° N 22.0165° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°40'39'' N 22°0'59.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34V 562281 6281948

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G84M2G8+XH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u6pdkvzfm

Latitude and longitude of Skrunda

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.67749 22.01649
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.6775° N 22.0165° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°40'39'' N 22°0'59.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°40.649' N 22°0.989' E

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56.6775° N 22.0165° E
Skrunda Parallel and meridian of Skrunda Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Skrunda

Distance to the equator 6,302 km (3,916 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,339 km (832 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,705 km (2,302 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,309 km (10,134 mi)
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Skrunda

Skrunda lies near the same parallel as cities like Moscow (Russia) and near 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 Skrunda 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 Skrunda: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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