Palmas Geographic coordinates

Palmas is in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, at latitude 17.98719 and longitude -66.02544. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 68 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.98719, -66.02544

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.9872° N 66.0254° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°59'13.9'' N 66°1'31.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19Q 815033 1991295

Plus Code Open Location Code

779MXXPF+VR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

de1n3d3wz

Latitude and longitude of Palmas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.98719 -66.02544
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.9872° N 66.0254° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°59'13.9'' N 66°1'31.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°59.231' N 66°1.526' W

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17.9872° N 66.0254° W
Palmas, Puerto Rico Parallel and meridian of Palmas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Palmas

Distance to the equator 2,000 km (1,243 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,941 km (4,313 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,007 km (4,975 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,007 km (7,461 mi)
Elevation 68 m (223 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Palmas

Palmas lies near the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and on the same meridian as cities like Caracas (Venezuela).

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

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