Cap Malheureux Geographic coordinates

Cap Malheureux is in Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius, at latitude -19.98417 and longitude 57.61417. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Mauritius Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-19.98417, 57.61417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

19.9842° S 57.6142° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

19°59'3'' S 57°36'51'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 564253 7790153

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HGV2J87+8M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk2yr1crg

Latitude and longitude of Cap Malheureux

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -19.98417 57.61417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 19.9842° S 57.6142° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 19°59'3'' S 57°36'51'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 19°59.05' S 57°36.85' E

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19.9842° S 57.6142° E
Cap Malheureux Parallel and meridian of Cap Malheureux Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Cap Malheureux

Distance to the equator 2,222 km (1,381 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,988 km (3,721 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,229 km (7,599 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,785 km (4,837 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Cap Malheureux

Cap Malheureux lies on the same parallel as cities like Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Muscat (Oman).

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

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