Luatuanu‘u Geographic coordinates

Luatuanu‘u is in Samoa, at latitude -13.86296 and longitude -171.67828. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-13.86296, -171.67828

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

13.863° S 171.6783° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°51'46.7'' S 171°40'41.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

2L 426707 8467326

Plus Code Open Location Code

52RC48PC+RM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

2jtcjk7dq

Latitude and longitude of Luatuanu‘u

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -13.86296 -171.67828
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.863° S 171.6783° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°51'46.7'' S 171°40'41.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°51.778' S 171°40.697' W

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13.863° S 171.6783° W
Luatuanu‘u Parallel and meridian of Luatuanu‘u Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Luatuanu‘u

Distance to the equator 1,541 km (958 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 16,798 km (10,438 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,548 km (7,176 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,466 km (5,260 mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Luatuanu‘u

Luatuanu‘u lies near the same parallel as cities like Salvador (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Tāfuna (American Samoa).

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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 Luatuanu‘u 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 Luatuanu‘u: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Luatuanu‘u and Samoa

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