Katunayaka Geographic coordinates

Katunayaka is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 7.16992 and longitude 79.88837. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

7.16992, 79.88837

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

7.1699° N 79.8884° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

7°10'11.7'' N 79°53'18.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 377257 792682

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JVX5V9Q+X8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc2bcchzv

Latitude and longitude of Katunayaka

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 7.16992 79.88837
Decimal Degrees (DD) 7.1699° N 79.8884° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 7°10'11.7'' N 79°53'18.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 7°10.195' N 79°53.302' E

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7.1699° N 79.8884° E
Katunayaka Parallel and meridian of Katunayaka Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Katunayaka

Distance to the equator 797 km (495 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,800 km (5,468 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,210 km (5,723 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,804 km (6,713 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Katunayaka

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

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