Zone 57 Reference
- Zone number
- 57
- West bound
- 156° E
- East bound
- 162° E
- Width
- 6°
- Central meridian
- 159° E
- False easting
- 500,000 m
- False northing (S)
- 10,000,000 m
- Scale factor
- 0.9996
Latitude Bands in Zone 57
A full UTM grid zone reference combines the zone number with one of these band letters:
57C
57D
57E
57F
57G
57H
57J
57K
57L
57M
57N
57P
57Q
57R
57S
57T
57U
57V
57W
57X
Example MGRS Prefix
An MGRS coordinate in this zone starts with 57[band][col][row]… — e.g. a coordinate in band T would begin 57T…
Landmarks in Zone 57
10 landmarks with longitude between 156°E and 162°E.
Chaybukha Airport
RU · MAG
61.8350, 160.5480
airport
Cherskiy Airport
RU · SA
68.7406, 161.3380
airport
Honiara
Solomon Islands · Guadalcanal Province
-9.4280, 160.0460
capital
Honiara International Airport
SB · GU
-9.4280, 160.0550
airport
Munda Airport
SB · WE
-8.3280, 157.2630
airport
Palana Airport
RU · KAM
59.0821, 159.8916
airport
Pohnpei International Airport
FM · PNI
6.9851, 158.2099
airport
Severo-Evensk Airport
RU · MAG
61.9218, 159.2291
airport
Sharomy Air Base
RU · KAM
54.2945, 158.1515
airport
Yelizovo Airport
RU · KAM
53.1687, 158.4511
airport