Talawakele Geographic coordinates

Talawakele is in Central Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.9371 and longitude 80.6581. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,217 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.9371, 80.6581

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.9371° N 80.6581° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°56'13.6'' N 80°39'29.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 462232 766809

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MR2WMP5+R6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc1r7qv7t

Latitude and longitude of Talawakele

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.9371 80.6581
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.9371° N 80.6581° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°56'13.6'' N 80°39'29.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°56.226' N 80°39.486' E

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6.9371° N 80.6581° E
Talawakele Parallel and meridian of Talawakele Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Talawakele

Distance to the equator 771 km (479 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,889 km (5,524 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,236 km (5,739 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,778 km (6,697 mi)
Elevation 1,217 m (3,993 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Talawakele

Talawakele lies on the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and on 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 Talawakele 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 Talawakele: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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