Quatre Cocos Geographic coordinates

Quatre Cocos is in Flacq, Mauritius, at latitude -20.20151 and longitude 57.77448. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

-20.20151, 57.77448

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.2015° S 57.7745° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°12'5.4'' S 57°46'28.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 580913 7766030

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVQQXF+9Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk3j4dqjd

Latitude and longitude of Quatre Cocos

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.20151 57.77448
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.2015° S 57.7745° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°12'5.4'' S 57°46'28.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°12.091' S 57°46.469' E

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20.2015° S 57.7745° E
Quatre Cocos Parallel and meridian of Quatre Cocos Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Quatre Cocos

Distance to the equator 2,246 km (1,396 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,995 km (3,725 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,253 km (7,614 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,761 km (4,822 mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Quatre Cocos

Quatre Cocos 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 Quatre Cocos 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 Quatre Cocos: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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