Vakarai Geographic coordinates

Vakarai is in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 8.13333 and longitude 81.43333. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.13333, 81.43333

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.1333° N 81.4333° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°7'60'' N 81°25'60'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44P 547737 899063

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MW34CMM+88

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc3ym09un

Latitude and longitude of Vakarai

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.13333 81.43333
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.1333° N 81.4333° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°7'60'' N 81°25'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°8' N 81°26' E

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8.1333° N 81.4333° E
Vakarai Parallel and meridian of Vakarai Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vakarai

Distance to the equator 904 km (562 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,945 km (5,558 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,103 km (5,656 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,911 km (6,780 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vakarai

Vakarai lies near the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Lucknow (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 Vakarai 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 Vakarai: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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