Vallée des Colons Geographic coordinates

Vallée des Colons is in South Province, New Caledonia, at latitude -22.27727 and longitude 166.45803. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-22.27727, 166.45803

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.2773° S 166.458° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°16'38.2'' S 166°27'28.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

58K 650216 7535758

Plus Code Open Location Code

5V98PFF5+36

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

rsn37be13

Latitude and longitude of Vallée des Colons

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -22.27727 166.45803
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.2773° S 166.458° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°16'38.2'' S 166°27'28.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°16.636' S 166°27.482' E

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22.2773° S 166.458° E
Vallée des Colons Parallel and meridian of Vallée des Colons Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vallée des Colons

Distance to the equator 2,477 km (1,539 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 14,848 km (9,226 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,484 km (7,757 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,530 km (4,679 mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vallée des Colons

Vallée des Colons lies on the same parallel as cities like Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and on the same meridian as cities like Yaren (Nauru).

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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 Vallée des Colons 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 Vallée des Colons: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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