Powakka Geographic coordinates

Powakka is in Para District, Suriname, at latitude 5.44521 and longitude -55.08024. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

5.44521, -55.08024

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.4452° N 55.0802° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°26'42.8'' N 55°4'48.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 712703 602216

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q6CWW9+3W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dbbyfx7b9

Latitude and longitude of Powakka

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.44521 -55.08024
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.4452° N 55.0802° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°26'42.8'' N 55°4'48.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°26.713' N 55°4.814' W

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5.4452° N 55.0802° W
Powakka Parallel and meridian of Powakka Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Powakka

Distance to the equator 605 km (376 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,094 km (3,787 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,402 km (5,842 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,613 km (6,594 mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Powakka

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

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