Santo Tomás Geographic coordinates

Santo Tomás is in Chontales Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 12.06938 and longitude -85.09059. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 412 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.06938, -85.09059

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.0694° N 85.0906° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°4'9.8'' N 85°5'26.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 707839 1334950

Plus Code Open Location Code

764P3W95+QQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d45kxtnvj

Latitude and longitude of Santo Tomás

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.06938 -85.09059
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.0694° N 85.0906° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°4'9.8'' N 85°5'26.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°4.163' N 85°5.435' W

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12.0694° N 85.0906° W
Santo Tomás, Nicaragua Parallel and meridian of Santo Tomás Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Santo Tomás

Distance to the equator 1,342 km (834 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,205 km (5,720 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,665 km (5,384 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,349 km (7,052 mi)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Santo Tomás

Santo Tomás lies on the same parallel as cities like Bengaluru (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Louisville (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 Santo Tomás 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 Santo Tomás: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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