Ouâd Nâga Geographic coordinates

Ouâd Nâga is in Trarza, Mauritania, at latitude 17.9525 and longitude -15.69528. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

17.9525, -15.69528

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.9525° N 15.6953° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°57'9'' N 15°41'43'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 426375 1985068

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C96X833+2V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eehy4u5hc

Latitude and longitude of Ouâd Nâga

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.9525 -15.69528
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.9525° N 15.6953° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°57'9'' N 15°41'43'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°57.15' N 15°41.717' W

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17.9525° N 15.6953° W
Ouâd Nâga, Trarza, Mauritania Parallel and meridian of Ouâd Nâga Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ouâd Nâga

Distance to the equator 1,996 km (1,240 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,660 km (1,031 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,011 km (4,978 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,003 km (7,458 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ouâd Nâga

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

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