Calcutta Geographic coordinates

Calcutta is in Saramacca District, Suriname, at latitude 5.8387 and longitude -55.67406. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

5.8387, -55.67406

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.8387° N 55.6741° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°50'19.3'' N 55°40'26.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 646797 645547

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q6R8QG+F9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dc03jngku

Latitude and longitude of Calcutta

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.8387 -55.67406
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.8387° N 55.6741° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°50'19.3'' N 55°40'26.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°50.322' N 55°40.444' W

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5.8387° N 55.6741° W
Calcutta, Suriname Parallel and meridian of Calcutta Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Calcutta

Distance to the equator 649 km (403 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,155 km (3,825 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,358 km (5,815 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,656 km (6,621 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Calcutta

Calcutta lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Montevideo (Uruguay).

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

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