French Guiana Geographic coordinates

French Guiana is in South America, at latitude 3.933889 and longitude -53.125782. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of French Guiana South America Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

3.933889, -53.125782

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

3.9339° N 53.1258° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

3°56'2'' N 53°7'32.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

22N 263953 435120

Plus Code Open Location Code

68M8WVMF+HM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dbdnrh4ux

Latitude and longitude of French Guiana

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 3.933889 -53.125782
Decimal Degrees (DD) 3.9339° N 53.1258° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 3°56'2'' N 53°7'32.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 3°56.033' N 53°7.547' W

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3.9339° N 53.1258° W
Land of French Guiana Central point (centroid) of French Guiana Main cities

Geographic facts about French Guiana

Distance to the equator 437 km (272 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,892 km (3,661 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,570 km (5,946 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,444 km (6,490 mi)
Area of French Guiana 91,000 km² (35,135 mi²)
French Guiana Population 195,506

Distances calculated from the central point of French Guiana.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of French Guiana

Cayenne Latitude 4.9381 Longitude -52.33455 Matoury Latitude 4.84921 Longitude -52.32355 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Latitude 5.50153 Longitude -54.02916 Kourou Latitude 5.16281 Longitude -52.64265 Rémire-Montjoly Latitude 4.91667 Longitude -52.26667 Apatou Latitude 5.15526 Longitude -54.34311 Grand-Santi Latitude 4.27295 Longitude -54.38146 Macouria Latitude 4.91216 Longitude -52.37432 Maripasoula Latitude 3.64155 Longitude -54.03167 Mana Latitude 5.66906 Longitude -53.77897 Sinnamary Latitude 5.37676 Longitude -52.95679 Saint-Georges Latitude 3.88857 Longitude -51.80243 Roura Latitude 4.72874 Longitude -52.32495 Régina Latitude 4.313 Longitude -52.13083 Awala-Yalimapo Latitude 5.73636 Longitude -53.90869 Iracoubo Latitude 5.47952 Longitude -53.20524 Rémire Latitude 4.88585 Longitude -52.27857 Tonate Latitude 5.01171 Longitude -52.47241

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 French Guiana 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: the approximate geographic center of French Guiana, a representative point within the country's territory.

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