Rivière du Poste Geographic coordinates

Rivière du Poste is in Savanne, Mauritius, at latitude -20.42417 and longitude 57.56694. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 320 m above sea level.

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

-20.42417, 57.56694

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.4242° S 57.5669° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°25'27'' S 57°34'1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 559145 7741477

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HFVHHG8+8Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mk2gvcyuw

Latitude and longitude of Rivière du Poste

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -20.42417 57.56694
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.4242° S 57.5669° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°25'27'' S 57°34'1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°25.45' S 57°34.016' E

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20.4242° S 57.5669° E
Rivière du Poste Parallel and meridian of Rivière du Poste Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rivière du Poste

Distance to the equator 2,271 km (1,411 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,965 km (3,706 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,278 km (7,629 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,736 km (4,807 mi)
Elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rivière du Poste

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

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