León Geographic coordinates

León is in León Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 12.43527 and longitude -86.87862. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 102 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.43527, -86.87862

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.4353° N 86.8786° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°26'7'' N 86°52'43'' W

Latitude and longitude of León

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.43527 -86.87862
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.4353° N 86.8786° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°26'7'' N 86°52'43'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°26.116' N 86°52.717' W

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12.4353° N 86.8786° W
León, Nicaragua Parallel and meridian of León Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about León

Distance to the equator 1,383 km (859 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,380 km (5,828 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,624 km (5,359 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,390 km (7,077 mi)
Elevation 102 m (335 ft)
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León lies on the same parallel as cities like Bengaluru (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Chicago (United States).

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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 León 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.

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