Brokopondo Geographic coordinates

Brokopondo is in Brokopondo District, Suriname, at latitude 5.05594 and longitude -54.98043. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Suriname Brokopondo District, Suriname Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.05594, -54.98043

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.0559° N 54.9804° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°3'21.4'' N 54°58'49.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 723905 559196

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q73249+9R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dbbuubkkz

Latitude and longitude of Brokopondo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.05594 -54.98043
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.0559° N 54.9804° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°3'21.4'' N 54°58'49.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°3.356' N 54°58.826' W

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5.0559° N 54.9804° W
Brokopondo Parallel and meridian of Brokopondo Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Brokopondo

Distance to the equator 562 km (349 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,087 km (3,783 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,445 km (5,869 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,569 km (6,567 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Brokopondo

Brokopondo lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Campo Grande (Brazil).

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

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