Santa María is in Misiones Department, Paraguay, at latitude -26.78371 and longitude -56.94333. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 164 m above sea level.
-26.78371, -56.94333
26.7837° S 56.9433° W
26°47'1.4'' S 56°56'36'' W
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| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | -26.78371 | -56.94333 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 26.7837° S | 56.9433° W |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 26°47'1.4'' S | 56°56'36'' W |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 26°47.023' S | 56°56.6' W |
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Santa María lies near the same parallel as cities like Brisbane (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Montevideo (Uruguay).
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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 Santa María 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 Santa María: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.