Flic en Flac Geographic coordinates

Flic en Flac is in Black River, Mauritius, at latitude -20.278 and longitude 57.372. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 155 m above sea level.

Flag of Mauritius Black River, Mauritius Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-20.278, 57.372

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.278° S 57.372° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°16'40.8'' S 57°22'19.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 538845 7757711

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVP9CC+RR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk2u9s900

Latitude and longitude of Flic en Flac

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.278 57.372
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.278° S 57.372° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°16'40.8'' S 57°22'19.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°16.68' S 57°22.32' E

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20.278° S 57.372° E
Flic en Flac Parallel and meridian of Flic en Flac Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Flic en Flac

Distance to the equator 2,255 km (1,401 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,951 km (3,698 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,262 km (7,619 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,752 km (4,817 mi)
Elevation 155 m (509 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Flic en Flac

Flic en Flac lies near the same parallel as cities like Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Ashgabat (Turkmenistan).

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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 Flic en Flac 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 Flic en Flac: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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