Kalutara Geographic coordinates

Kalutara is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.5831 and longitude 79.9593. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.5831, 79.9593

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.5831° N 79.9593° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°34'59.2'' N 79°57'33.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 384948 727782

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JRXHXM5+6P

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc0v7w2t6

Latitude and longitude of Kalutara

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.5831 79.9593
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.5831° N 79.9593° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°34'59.2'' N 79°57'33.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°34.986' N 79°57.558' E

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6.5831° N 79.9593° E
Kalutara Parallel and meridian of Kalutara Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kalutara

Distance to the equator 732 km (455 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,820 km (5,481 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,275 km (5,763 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,739 km (6,673 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kalutara

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

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