Moratuwa Geographic coordinates

Moratuwa is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.773 and longitude 79.8816. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.773, 79.8816

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.773° N 79.8816° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°46'22.8'' N 79°52'53.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 376405 748797

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JRXQVFJ+5J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc0y9bbp8

Latitude and longitude of Moratuwa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.773 79.8816
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.773° N 79.8816° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°46'22.8'' N 79°52'53.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°46.38' N 79°52.896' E

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6.773° N 79.8816° E
Moratuwa Parallel and meridian of Moratuwa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Moratuwa

Distance to the equator 753 km (468 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,808 km (5,473 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,254 km (5,750 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,760 km (6,686 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Moratuwa

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

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