La Plaine-des-Palmistes Geographic coordinates

La Plaine-des-Palmistes is in Reunion, Reunion, at latitude -21.13425 and longitude 55.62819. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,025 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-21.13425, 55.62819

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.1343° S 55.6282° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°8'3.3'' S 55°37'41.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 357547 7662379

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HCQVJ8H+77

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mhpxcbehn

Latitude and longitude of La Plaine-des-Palmistes

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -21.13425 55.62819
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.1343° S 55.6282° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°8'3.3'' S 55°37'41.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°8.055' S 55°37.691' E

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21.1343° S 55.6282° E
La Plaine-des-Palmistes Parallel and meridian of La Plaine-des-Palmistes Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about La Plaine-des-Palmistes

Distance to the equator 2,350 km (1,460 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,737 km (3,565 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,357 km (7,678 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,657 km (4,758 mi)
Elevation 1,025 m (3,363 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of La Plaine-des-Palmistes

La Plaine-des-Palmistes lies on the same parallel as cities like Avarua (Cook Islands) and on the same meridian as cities like Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

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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 La Plaine-des-Palmistes 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 La Plaine-des-Palmistes: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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