Kourou Geographic coordinates

Kourou is in Guyane, French Guiana, at latitude 5.16281 and longitude -52.64265. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.16281, -52.64265

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.1628° N 52.6427° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°9'46.1'' N 52°38'33.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

22N 317926 570896

Plus Code Open Location Code

68Q95974+4W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dbft65fg9

Latitude and longitude of Kourou

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.16281 -52.64265
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.1628° N 52.6427° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°9'46.1'' N 52°38'33.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°9.769' N 52°38.559' W

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5.1628° N 52.6427° W
Kourou, French Guiana Parallel and meridian of Kourou Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kourou

Distance to the equator 574 km (357 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,828 km (3,621 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,433 km (5,861 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,581 km (6,575 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kourou

Kourou lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and near the same meridian as cities like Nuuk (Greenland).

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

More about Kourou and French Guiana

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