Ja Ela Geographic coordinates

Ja Ela is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 7.0744 and longitude 79.8919. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

7.0744, 79.8919

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

7.0744° N 79.8919° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

7°4'27.8'' N 79°53'30.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 377621 782119

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JVX3VFR+QQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc2b1zze2

Latitude and longitude of Ja Ela

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 7.0744 79.8919
Decimal Degrees (DD) 7.0744° N 79.8919° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 7°4'27.8'' N 79°53'30.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 7°4.464' N 79°53.514' E

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7.0744° N 79.8919° E
Ja Ela Parallel and meridian of Ja Ela Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ja Ela

Distance to the equator 787 km (489 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,802 km (5,469 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,220 km (5,729 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,794 km (6,707 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ja Ela

Ja Ela lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Chennai (India).

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

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