Šoštanj Geographic coordinates

Šoštanj is in Municipality of Šoštanj, Slovenia, at latitude 46.38 and longitude 15.04861. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 361 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

46.38, 15.04861

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

46.38° N 15.0486° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

46°22'48'' N 15°2'55'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33T 503738 5136271

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FRQ92HX+XC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u24xy7np4

Latitude and longitude of Šoštanj

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 46.38 15.04861
Decimal Degrees (DD) 46.38° N 15.0486° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 46°22'48'' N 15°2'55'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 46°22.8' N 15°2.917' E

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46.38° N 15.0486° E
Šoštanj Parallel and meridian of Šoštanj Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Šoštanj

Distance to the equator 5,157 km (3,204 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,153 km (716 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,850 km (3,014 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,164 km (9,422 mi)
Elevation 361 m (1,184 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Šoštanj

Šoštanj lies near the same parallel as cities like Ottawa (Canada) and on the same meridian as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

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

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