Les Abymes Geographic coordinates

Les Abymes is in Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe, at latitude 16.273 and longitude -61.50507. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.273, -61.50507

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.273° N 61.5051° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°16'22.8'' N 61°30'18.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

20Q 659741 1799718

Plus Code Open Location Code

778W7FFV+5X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dduk86mm5

Latitude and longitude of Les Abymes

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.273 -61.50507
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.273° N 61.5051° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°16'22.8'' N 61°30'18.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°16.38' N 61°30.304' W

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16.273° N 61.5051° W
Les Abymes Parallel and meridian of Les Abymes Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Les Abymes

Distance to the equator 1,809 km (1,124 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,537 km (4,062 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,198 km (5,094 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,816 km (7,342 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Les Abymes

Les Abymes lies near the same parallel as cities like Belmopan (Belize) and on the same meridian as cities like Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago).

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

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