Fond des Blancs Geographic coordinates

Fond des Blancs is in Sud, Haiti, at latitude 18.27782 and longitude -73.12733. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 303 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

18.27782, -73.12733

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

18.2778° N 73.1273° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

18°16'40.2'' N 73°7'38.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18Q 697961 2021938

Plus Code Open Location Code

77C87VHF+43

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d75zzzqk1

Latitude and longitude of Fond des Blancs

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 18.27782 -73.12733
Decimal Degrees (DD) 18.2778° N 73.1273° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 18°16'40.2'' N 73°7'38.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 18°16.669' N 73°7.64' W

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18.2778° N 73.1273° W
Fond des Blancs Parallel and meridian of Fond des Blancs Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Fond des Blancs

Distance to the equator 2,032 km (1,263 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,661 km (4,760 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,975 km (4,955 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,039 km (7,481 mi)
Elevation 303 m (994 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Fond des Blancs

Fond des Blancs lies on the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and near the same meridian as cities like New York City (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 Fond des Blancs 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 Fond des Blancs: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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