Glasgow Geographic coordinates

Glasgow is in Nickerie District, Suriname, at latitude 5.91667 and longitude -56.91667. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

5.91667, -56.91667

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.9167° N 56.9167° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°55'0'' N 56°55'0'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 509223 653994

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q5W38M+M8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d9p98v4e1

Latitude and longitude of Glasgow

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.91667 -56.91667
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.9167° N 56.9167° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°55'0'' N 56°55'0'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°55' N 56°55' W

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5.9167° N 56.9167° W
Glasgow, Suriname Parallel and meridian of Glasgow Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Glasgow

Distance to the equator 658 km (409 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,292 km (3,910 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,349 km (5,809 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,665 km (6,627 mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Glasgow

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

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