Portimão Geographic coordinates

Portimão is in Faro, Portugal, at latitude 37.13856 and longitude -8.53775. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

37.13856, -8.53775

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

37.1386° N 8.5378° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°8'18.8'' N 8°32'15.9'' W

Latitude and longitude of Portimão

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 37.13856 -8.53775
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.1386° N 8.5378° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°8'18.8'' N 8°32'15.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°8.314' N 8°32.265' W

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37.1386° N 8.5378° W
Portimão Parallel and meridian of Portimão Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Portimão

Distance to the equator 4,129 km (2,566 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 757 km (470 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,878 km (3,652 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,136 km (8,784 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Portimão

Portimão lies on the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Bamako (Mali).

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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 Portimão 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.

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