Sfântu Gheorghe Geographic coordinates

Sfântu Gheorghe is in Tulcea County, Romania, at latitude 44.896 and longitude 29.59294. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

44.896, 29.59294

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

44.896° N 29.5929° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

44°53'45.6'' N 29°35'34.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35T 704733 4974668

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GPFVHWV+C5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sxvp3mhfj

Latitude and longitude of Sfântu Gheorghe

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 44.896 29.59294
Decimal Degrees (DD) 44.896° N 29.5929° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 44°53'45.6'' N 29°35'34.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 44°53.76' N 29°35.576' E

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44.896° N 29.5929° E
Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea County, Romania Parallel and meridian of Sfântu Gheorghe Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sfântu Gheorghe

Distance to the equator 4,992 km (3,102 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,318 km (1,440 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,015 km (3,116 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,999 km (9,320 mi)
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sfântu Gheorghe

Sfântu Gheorghe lies near the same parallel as cities like Ottawa (Canada) and near the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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

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