Fua'amotu Geographic coordinates

Fua'amotu is in Tongatapu, Tonga, at latitude -21.26403 and longitude -175.13902. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 66 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-21.26403, -175.13902

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.264° S 175.139° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°15'50.5'' S 175°8'20.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

1K 693092 7647493

Plus Code Open Location Code

52C6PVP6+99

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

2h5rn958j

Latitude and longitude of Fua'amotu

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -21.26403 -175.13902
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.264° S 175.139° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°15'50.5'' S 175°8'20.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°15.842' S 175°8.341' W

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21.264° S 175.139° W
Fua'amotu Parallel and meridian of Fua'amotu Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Fua'amotu

Distance to the equator 2,364 km (1,469 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 15,256 km (9,480 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,371 km (7,687 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,643 km (4,749 mi)
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Fua'amotu

Fua'amotu lies on the same parallel as cities like Avarua (Cook Islands).

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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 Fua'amotu 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 Fua'amotu: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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