La Chorrera Geographic coordinates

La Chorrera is in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, at latitude 8.87763 and longitude -79.78007. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 70 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.87763, -79.78007

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.8776° N 79.7801° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°52'39.5'' N 79°46'48.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17P 634142 981544

Plus Code Open Location Code

67W2V6H9+3X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1x6881gv

Latitude and longitude of La Chorrera

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.87763 -79.78007
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.8776° N 79.7801° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°52'39.5'' N 79°46'48.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°52.658' N 79°46.804' W

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8.8776° N 79.7801° W
La Chorrera, Panama Parallel and meridian of La Chorrera Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about La Chorrera

Distance to the equator 987 km (613 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,744 km (5,433 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,020 km (5,605 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,994 km (6,831 mi)
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of La Chorrera

La Chorrera lies near the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Toronto (Canada).

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

More about La Chorrera and Panama

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