Plaines des Roches Geographic coordinates

Plaines des Roches is in Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius, at latitude -20.11167 and longitude 57.69083. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 52 m above sea level.

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

-20.11167, 57.69083

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.1117° S 57.6908° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°6'42'' S 57°41'27'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 572215 7776012

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVVMQR+88

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk3j8fc1j

Latitude and longitude of Plaines des Roches

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.11167 57.69083
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.1117° S 57.6908° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°6'42'' S 57°41'27'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°6.7' S 57°41.45' E

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20.1117° S 57.6908° E
Plaines des Roches Parallel and meridian of Plaines des Roches Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Plaines des Roches

Distance to the equator 2,236 km (1,390 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,991 km (3,722 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,243 km (7,608 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,771 km (4,829 mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Plaines des Roches

Plaines des Roches lies near 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 Plaines des Roches 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 Plaines des Roches: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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