Kankossa Geographic coordinates

Kankossa is in Assaba, Mauritania, at latitude 15.93891 and longitude -11.52701. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 73 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.93891, -11.52701

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.9389° N 11.527° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°56'20.1'' N 11°31'37.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29P 229474 1763817

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C7CWFQF+H5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

edzf9tw6c

Latitude and longitude of Kankossa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.93891 -11.52701
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.9389° N 11.527° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°56'20.1'' N 11°31'37.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°56.335' N 11°31.621' W

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15.9389° N 11.527° W
Kankossa Parallel and meridian of Kankossa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kankossa

Distance to the equator 1,772 km (1,101 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,232 km (766 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,235 km (5,117 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,779 km (7,319 mi)
Elevation 73 m (240 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kankossa

Kankossa lies near the same parallel as cities like Plymouth (Montserrat) 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 Kankossa 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 Kankossa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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