Gros Cailloux Geographic coordinates

Gros Cailloux is in Black River, Mauritius, at latitude -20.20722 and longitude 57.43. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 71 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-20.20722, 57.43

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.2072° S 57.43° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°12'26'' S 57°25'48'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 544921 7765529

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVQCVJ+42

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk2v4c7hr

Latitude and longitude of Gros Cailloux

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.20722 57.43
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.2072° S 57.43° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°12'26'' S 57°25'48'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°12.433' S 57°25.8' E

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20.2072° S 57.43° E
Gros Cailloux Parallel and meridian of Gros Cailloux Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gros Cailloux

Distance to the equator 2,247 km (1,396 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,960 km (3,703 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,254 km (7,614 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,760 km (4,822 mi)
Elevation 71 m (233 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gros Cailloux

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

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