Faaa Geographic coordinates

Faaa is in Îles du Vent, French Polynesia, at latitude -17.55933 and longitude -149.60352. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 72 m above sea level.

Flag of French Polynesia Îles du Vent, French Polynesia Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-17.55933, -149.60352

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.5593° S 149.6035° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°33'33.6'' S 149°36'12.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

6K 223630 8056672

Plus Code Open Location Code

53JGC9RW+7H

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

2svs5eqj3

Latitude and longitude of Faaa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.55933 -149.60352
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.5593° S 149.6035° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°33'33.6'' S 149°36'12.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°33.56' S 149°36.211' W

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17.5593° S 149.6035° W
Faaa Parallel and meridian of Faaa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Faaa

Distance to the equator 1,952 km (1,213 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 14,885 km (9,249 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,959 km (7,431 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,055 km (5,005 mi)
Elevation 72 m (236 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Faaa

Faaa lies on the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and on the same meridian as cities like Anchorage (United States).

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

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