Knysna Geographic coordinates

Knysna is in Western Cape, South Africa, at latitude -34.03627 and longitude 23.04713. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-34.03627, 23.04713

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.0363° S 23.0471° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°2'10.6'' S 23°2'49.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34H 688983 6231932

Plus Code Open Location Code

4GQ5X27W+FV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

k9bqk7ykm

Latitude and longitude of Knysna

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -34.03627 23.04713
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.0363° S 23.0471° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°2'10.6'' S 23°2'49.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°2.176' S 23°2.828' E

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34.0363° S 23.0471° E
Knysna Parallel and meridian of Knysna Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Knysna

Distance to the equator 3,784 km (2,352 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,119 km (1,317 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,792 km (8,570 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,223 km (3,867 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Knysna

Knysna lies near the same parallel as cities like Santiago (Chile) and on the same meridian as cities like Sofia (Bulgaria).

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

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