Kelaniya Geographic coordinates

Kelaniya is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.9553 and longitude 79.922. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.9553, 79.922

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.9553° N 79.922° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°57'19.1'' N 79°55'19.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 380916 768943

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JRXXW4C+4R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc0zddjmt

Latitude and longitude of Kelaniya

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.9553 79.922
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.9553° N 79.922° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°57'19.1'' N 79°55'19.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°57.318' N 79°55.32' E

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6.9553° N 79.922° E
Kelaniya Parallel and meridian of Kelaniya Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kelaniya

Distance to the equator 773 km (481 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,808 km (5,473 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,234 km (5,738 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,780 km (6,699 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kelaniya

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

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