Chingueṭṭi Geographic coordinates

Chingueṭṭi is in Adrar, Mauritania, at latitude 20.463 and longitude -12.362. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 500 m above sea level.

Flag of Mauritania Adrar, Mauritania Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

20.463, -12.362

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.463° N 12.362° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°27'46.8'' N 12°21'43.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 775207 2264934

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CG9FJ7Q+56

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eexhqtnm8

Latitude and longitude of Chingueṭṭi

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 20.463 -12.362
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.463° N 12.362° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°27'46.8'' N 12°21'43.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°27.78' N 12°21.72' W

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20.463° N 12.362° W
Chingueṭṭi Parallel and meridian of Chingueṭṭi Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Chingueṭṭi

Distance to the equator 2,275 km (1,414 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,287 km (800 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,732 km (4,804 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,282 km (7,632 mi)
Elevation 500 m (1,640 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Chingueṭṭi

Chingueṭṭi lies near the same parallel as cities like Hanoi (Vietnam) and near the same meridian as cities like Freetown (Sierra Leone).

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

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