Taguilalett Geographic coordinates

Taguilalett is in Trarza, Mauritania, at latitude 17.04045 and longitude -15.52049. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

17.04045, -15.52049

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.0405° N 15.5205° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°2'25.6'' N 15°31'13.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 444609 1884104

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C962FRH+5R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eehbyy47f

Latitude and longitude of Taguilalett

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.04045 -15.52049
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.0405° N 15.5205° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°2'25.6'' N 15°31'13.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°2.427' N 15°31.229' W

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17.0405° N 15.5205° W
Taguilalett Parallel and meridian of Taguilalett Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Taguilalett

Distance to the equator 1,895 km (1,177 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,650 km (1,025 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,112 km (5,041 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,902 km (7,395 mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Taguilalett

Taguilalett lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Jamaica) 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 Taguilalett 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 Taguilalett: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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