Ouad Naga Geographic coordinates

Ouad Naga is in Trarza, Mauritania, at latitude 17.96636 and longitude -15.51802. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

17.96636, -15.51802

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.9664° N 15.518° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°57'58.9'' N 15°31'4.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 445150 1986540

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C96XF8J+GQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eehynysje

Latitude and longitude of Ouad Naga

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.96636 -15.51802
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.9664° N 15.518° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°57'58.9'' N 15°31'4.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°57.982' N 15°31.081' W

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17.9664° N 15.518° W
Ouad Naga, Trarza, Mauritania Parallel and meridian of Ouad Naga Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ouad Naga

Distance to the equator 1,998 km (1,241 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,641 km (1,020 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,009 km (4,977 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,005 km (7,459 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ouad Naga

Ouad Naga lies near the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and on the same meridian as cities like Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain).

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

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