Faraulep Geographic coordinates

Faraulep is in Yap State, Micronesia, at latitude 8.588 and longitude 144.508. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Flag of Micronesia Yap State, Micronesia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.588, 144.508

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.588° N 144.508° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°35'16.8'' N 144°30'28.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

55P 225708 950194

Plus Code Open Location Code

6RW6HGQ5+56

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

x1wbb77s8

Latitude and longitude of Faraulep

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.588 144.508
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.588° N 144.508° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°35'16.8'' N 144°30'28.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°35.28' N 144°30.48' E

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8.588° N 144.508° E
Faraulep Parallel and meridian of Faraulep Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Faraulep

Distance to the equator 955 km (593 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 15,643 km (9,720 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,052 km (5,625 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,962 km (6,811 mi)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Faraulep

Faraulep lies near the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Melbourne (Australia).

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

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