Hassi Chegar Geographic coordinates

Hassi Chegar is in Guidimaka, Mauritania, at latitude 15.36628 and longitude -12.08663. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 89 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.36628, -12.08663

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.3663° N 12.0866° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°21'58.6'' N 12°5'11.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28P 812786 1700947

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C799W87+G8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

edxrkvqg1

Latitude and longitude of Hassi Chegar

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.36628 -12.08663
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.3663° N 12.0866° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°21'58.6'' N 12°5'11.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°21.977' N 12°5.198' W

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15.3663° N 12.0866° W
Hassi Chegar Parallel and meridian of Hassi Chegar Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Hassi Chegar

Distance to the equator 1,709 km (1,062 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,296 km (805 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,298 km (5,156 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,716 km (7,280 mi)
Elevation 89 m (292 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Hassi Chegar

Hassi Chegar lies near the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and near the same meridian as cities like Kenema (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 Hassi Chegar 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 Hassi Chegar: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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