Missérété Geographic coordinates

Missérété is in Ouémé, Benin, at latitude 6.55872 and longitude 2.59063. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Benin Ouémé, Benin Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.55872, 2.59063

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.5587° N 2.5906° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°33'31.4'' N 2°35'26.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31N 454743 724986

Plus Code Open Location Code

6FR4HH5R+F7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

s11v6cyrq

Latitude and longitude of Missérété

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.55872 2.59063
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.5587° N 2.5906° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°33'31.4'' N 2°35'26.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°33.523' N 2°35.438' E

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6.5587° N 2.5906° E
Missérété Parallel and meridian of Missérété Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Missérété

Distance to the equator 729 km (453 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 286 km (178 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,278 km (5,765 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,736 km (6,671 mi)
Elevation 34 m (112 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Missérété

Missérété lies on the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Paris (France).

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

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