Sorol geodata
Sorol (Yap) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Micronesia in Pacific/Chuuk (GMT+10) time zone. In our database, there are 19 cities with bigger population. Compared to other cities in Micronesia, 73.3% of cities are located further ↓South; 95% of cities are located further →East and 91.7% of cities have higher elevation than Sorol. Note1
Sorol GPS coordinates[2]
8° 8' 36.6" North, 140° 23' 38.4" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 8.83891°, | 139.69088° |
| Center: | 8.1435°, | 140.394° |
| Lower-right: | 7.44688°, | 141.09713° |
| Map W x H: | 154.8×154.8 km | = 96.2×96.2mi |
| max Lat: | 9.766° ⇑26.7% North |
| Sorol: | 8.1435° |
| min Lat: | ⇓73.3% South 1.07861° |
| min Long | Sorol | max Long |
| 137.484° | 140.394° | 163.02609° |
| W 5%⇐ | ⇒95% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sorol is 2 m = 7 ft, and this is 12.8 m = 42 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
92 m = 302 ft | 91.7% |
| Avg. | 14.8 m = 49 ft | |
| Sorol | 2 m = 7 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 8.3% |
See also: Micronesia elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sorol is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 905.5 km =562.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sorol |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9101.6 | 5655.5 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6495.7 | 4036.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1700.4 | 1056.6 | to North |
| Equator | 905.5 | 562.7 | to South |
Nearby cities:
5 places around Sorol: (largest is in red/bold)
• Colonia
292.6 km =181.8 mi, 
301°
• Eauripik
333.4 km =207.2 mi, 
119°
• Fais
180.9 km =112.4 mi, 
4°
• Ngulu
322 km =200.1 mi, 
276°
• Rumung
295.9 km =183.9 mi, 303°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Micronesia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
