Welgelegen Geographic coordinates

Welgelegen is in Paramaribo District, Suriname, at latitude 5.84213 and longitude -55.21863. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

5.84213, -55.21863

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.8421° N 55.2186° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°50'31.7'' N 55°13'7.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 697231 646065

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q6RQRJ+VG

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dc09prx0b

Latitude and longitude of Welgelegen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.84213 -55.21863
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.8421° N 55.2186° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°50'31.7'' N 55°13'7.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°50.528' N 55°13.118' W

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5.8421° N 55.2186° W
Welgelegen, Suriname Parallel and meridian of Welgelegen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Welgelegen

Distance to the equator 650 km (404 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,105 km (3,794 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,357 km (5,814 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,657 km (6,622 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Welgelegen

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

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