Oualata Geographic coordinates

Oualata is in Hodh Ech Chargi, Mauritania, at latitude 17.29784 and longitude -7.02346. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 304 m above sea level.

Flag of Mauritania Hodh Ech Chargi, Mauritania Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.29784, -7.02346

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.2978° N 7.0235° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°17'52.2'' N 7°1'24.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29Q 710089 1913582

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C9J7XXG+4J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eg542hvxj

Latitude and longitude of Oualata

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.29784 -7.02346
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.2978° N 7.0235° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°17'52.2'' N 7°1'24.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°17.87' N 7°1.408' W

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17.2978° N 7.0235° W
Oualata Parallel and meridian of Oualata Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Oualata

Distance to the equator 1,923 km (1,195 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 746 km (463 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,084 km (5,023 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,930 km (7,413 mi)
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Oualata

Oualata lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Jamaica) and near the same meridian as cities like Dublin (Ireland).

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

More about Oualata and Mauritania

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