Gueckedou Geographic coordinates

Gueckedou is in Nzérékoré Region, Guinea, at latitude 8.56744 and longitude -10.1336. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 430 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.56744, -10.1336

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.5674° N 10.1336° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°34'2.8'' N 10°8'1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29P 375249 947214

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CWFHV88+XH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ec8b9rsuy

Latitude and longitude of Gueckedou

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.56744 -10.1336
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.5674° N 10.1336° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°34'2.8'' N 10°8'1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°34.046' N 10°8.016' W

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8.5674° N 10.1336° W
Gueckedou Parallel and meridian of Gueckedou Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gueckedou

Distance to the equator 953 km (592 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,114 km (692 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,054 km (5,626 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,960 km (6,810 mi)
Elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gueckedou

Gueckedou lies near the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Lisbon (Portugal).

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

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