Tafunsak Geographic coordinates

Tafunsak is in Kosrae, Micronesia, at latitude 5.3671 and longitude 162.98532. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 61 m above sea level.

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

5.3671, 162.98532

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.3671° N 162.9853° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°22'1.6'' N 162°59'7.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

58N 276747 593610

Plus Code Open Location Code

6VQ49X8P+R4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

x8gysc439

Latitude and longitude of Tafunsak

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.3671 162.98532
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.3671° N 162.9853° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°22'1.6'' N 162°59'7.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°22.026' N 162°59.119' E

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5.3671° N 162.9853° E
Tafunsak Parallel and meridian of Tafunsak Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tafunsak

Distance to the equator 597 km (371 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 17,780 km (11,048 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,410 km (5,847 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,604 km (6,589 mi)
Elevation 61 m (200 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tafunsak

Tafunsak lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy (Russia).

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

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