Poste de Flacq Geographic coordinates

Poste de Flacq is in Flacq, Mauritius, at latitude -20.16306 and longitude 57.73056. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flacq, Mauritius Southern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-20.16306, 57.73056

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.1631° S 57.7306° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°9'47'' S 57°43'50'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 576343 7770307

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVRPPJ+Q6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk3j39qje

Latitude and longitude of Poste de Flacq

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	-20.16306	57.73056
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	20.1631° S	57.7306° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	20°9'47'' S	57°43'50'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	20°9.784' S	57°43.834' E

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20.1631° S 57.7306° E

Poste de Flacq Parallel and meridian of Poste de Flacq Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Poste de Flacq

Distance to the equator 2,242 km (1,393 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,992 km (3,724 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 12,249 km (7,611 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 7,765 km (4,825 mi)

Elevation 22 m (72 ft)

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Poste de Flacq 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 Poste de Flacq 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 Poste de Flacq: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.