Kolonnawa Geographic coordinates

Kolonnawa is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.9329 and longitude 79.8848. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.9329, 79.8848

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.9329° N 79.8848° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°55'58.4'' N 79°53'5.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 376800 766476

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JRXWVMM+5W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc0z3y474

Latitude and longitude of Kolonnawa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.9329 79.8848
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.9329° N 79.8848° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°55'58.4'' N 79°53'5.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°55.974' N 79°53.088' E

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6.9329° N 79.8848° E
Kolonnawa Parallel and meridian of Kolonnawa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kolonnawa

Distance to the equator 771 km (479 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,805 km (5,471 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,236 km (5,739 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,778 km (6,697 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kolonnawa

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

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