Kostroma is in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, at latitude 57.76638 and longitude 40.92828. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 109 m above sea level.
57.76638, 40.92828
57.7664° N 40.9283° E
57°45'59'' N 40°55'41.8'' E
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 57.76638 | 40.92828 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 57.7664° N | 40.9283° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 57°45'59'' N | 40°55'41.8'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 57°45.983' N | 40°55.697' E |
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Kostroma lies near the same parallel as cities like Riga (Latvia) and on the same meridian as cities like Diyarbakır (Turkey).
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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 Kostroma 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.