Mauritania Geographic coordinates

Mauritania is in Africa, at latitude 21.00789 and longitude -10.940835. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Mauritania Africa Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

21.00789, -10.940835

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.0079° N 10.9408° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°0'28.4'' N 10°56'27'' W

Latitude and longitude of Mauritania

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.00789 -10.940835
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.0079° N 10.9408° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°0'28.4'' N 10°56'27'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°0.473' N 10°56.45' W

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21.0079° N 10.9408° W
Land of Mauritania Central point (centroid) of Mauritania Main cities

Geographic facts about Mauritania

Distance to the equator 2,336 km (1,451 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,135 km (706 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,671 km (4,767 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,343 km (7,670 mi)
Area of Mauritania 1,030,700 km² (397,955 mi²)
Mauritania Population 4,403,319

Distances calculated from the central point of Mauritania.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Mauritania

Nouakchott Latitude 18.08581 Longitude -15.9785 Nouadhibou Latitude 20.94188 Longitude -17.03842 Kiffa Latitude 16.62073 Longitude -11.40208 Atar Latitude 20.51875 Longitude -13.04637 Aleg Latitude 17.05314 Longitude -13.91312 Dar Naim Latitude 18.10808 Longitude -15.92666 Néma Latitude 16.61702 Longitude -7.25649 Mbera Latitude 15.85615 Longitude -5.79067 Ksar Latitude 18.0995 Longitude -15.9574 Kaédi Latitude 16.15071 Longitude -13.50582 Zouérat Latitude 22.73542 Longitude -12.47134 Tevragh Zeina Latitude 18.09894 Longitude -15.98848 Bougadoum Latitude 15.86702 Longitude -7.36924 Sélibaby Latitude 15.15846 Longitude -12.1843 Ayoun El Atrous Latitude 16.6614 Longitude -9.6149 Guerou Latitude 17.07754 Longitude -12.03869 Boutilimitt Latitude 17.54584 Longitude -14.69777 El ’Ayoûn Latitude 15.55791 Longitude -11.18004 Tékane Latitude 16.60175 Longitude -15.34866 Bogué Latitude 16.59153 Longitude -14.26309

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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 Mauritania 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.

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