El Empalme Geographic coordinates

El Empalme is in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama, at latitude 9.41468 and longitude -82.52244. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.41468, -82.52244

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.4147° N 82.5224° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°24'52.8'' N 82°31'20.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17P 332839 1041062

Plus Code Open Location Code

66XVCF7H+V2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1tmd1uur

Latitude and longitude of El Empalme

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.41468 -82.52244
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.4147° N 82.5224° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°24'52.8'' N 82°31'20.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°24.881' N 82°31.346' W

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9.4147° N 82.5224° W
El Empalme, Panama Parallel and meridian of El Empalme Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about El Empalme

Distance to the equator 1,047 km (650 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,026 km (5,608 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,960 km (5,568 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,054 km (6,869 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of El Empalme

El Empalme lies on the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Havana (Cuba).

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

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