El ’Ayoûn Geographic coordinates

El ’Ayoûn is in Assaba, Mauritania, at latitude 15.55791 and longitude -11.18004. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 179 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.55791, -11.18004

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.5579° N 11.18° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°33'28.5'' N 11°10'48.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29P 266200 1721228

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C7CHR59+5X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

efb0984zq

Latitude and longitude of El ’Ayoûn

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.55791 -11.18004
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.5579° N 11.18° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°33'28.5'' N 11°10'48.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°33.475' N 11°10.802' W

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15.5579° N 11.18° W
El ’Ayoûn Parallel and meridian of El ’Ayoûn Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about El ’Ayoûn

Distance to the equator 1,730 km (1,075 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,197 km (744 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,277 km (5,143 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,737 km (7,293 mi)
Elevation 179 m (587 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of El ’Ayoûn

El ’Ayoûn lies near the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and near the same meridian as cities like Monrovia (Liberia).

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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 El ’Ayoûn 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 El ’Ayoûn: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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