General Artigas Geographic coordinates
General Artigas is in Itapúa, Paraguay, at latitude -26.93461 and longitude -56.22214. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 137 m above sea level.
Itapúa, Paraguay Southern · Western Hemisphere -26.93461, -56.22214
26.9346° S 56.2221° W
26°56'4.6'' S 56°13'19.7'' W
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Latitude and longitude of General Artigas
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | -26.93461 | -56.22214 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 26.9346° S | 56.2221° W |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 26°56'4.6'' S | 56°13'19.7'' W |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 26°56.077' S | 56°13.328' W |
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Geographic facts about General Artigas
Cities near the latitude and longitude of General Artigas
General Artigas lies near the same parallel as cities like Brisbane (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Montevideo (Uruguay).
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Cities near the same latitude
- Brisbane, Australia Latitude -27.46794 Longitude 153.02809
- Johannesburg, South Africa Latitude -26.20227 Longitude 28.04363
- San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Latitude -26.81601 Longitude -65.21051
- Maputo, Mozambique Latitude -25.96553 Longitude 32.58322
- Mbabane, Eswatini Latitude -26.31667 Longitude 31.13333
Cities near the same longitude
- Montevideo, Uruguay Latitude -34.90328 Longitude -56.18816
- Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon Latitude 46.77914 Longitude -56.1773
- Cuiabá, Brazil Latitude -15.59611 Longitude -56.09667
- Várzea Grande, Brazil Latitude -15.64667 Longitude -56.1325
- Rivera, Uruguay Latitude -30.90534 Longitude -55.55076
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 General Artigas 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 General Artigas: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.