Leimātu'a Geographic coordinates

Leimātu'a is in Vavau, Tonga, at latitude -18.59964 and longitude -173.98121. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 83 m above sea level.

Flag of Tonga Vavau, Tonga Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-18.59964, -173.98121

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

18.5996° S 173.9812° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

18°35'58.7'' S 173°58'52.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

2K 185371 7940858

Plus Code Open Location Code

52H8C229+4G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

2hsq0yn9p

Latitude and longitude of Leimātu'a

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -18.59964 -173.98121
Decimal Degrees (DD) 18.5996° S 173.9812° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 18°35'58.7'' S 173°58'52.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 18°35.978' S 173°58.873' W

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18.5996° S 173.9812° W
Leimātu'a Parallel and meridian of Leimātu'a Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Leimātu'a

Distance to the equator 2,068 km (1,285 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 15,826 km (9,834 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,075 km (7,503 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,939 km (4,933 mi)
Elevation 83 m (272 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Leimātu'a

Leimātu'a lies near the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and on the same meridian as cities like Provideniya (Russia).

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

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