Petite-Île Geographic coordinates

Petite-Île is in Reunion, Reunion, at latitude -21.35327 and longitude 55.56427. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 315 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-21.35327, 55.56427

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.3533° S 55.5643° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°21'11.8'' S 55°33'51.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 351129 7638075

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HCQJHW7+MP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mhpw82u8j

Latitude and longitude of Petite-Île

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -21.35327 55.56427
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.3533° S 55.5643° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°21'11.8'' S 55°33'51.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°21.196' S 55°33.856' E

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21.3533° S 55.5643° E
Petite-Île Parallel and meridian of Petite-Île Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Petite-Île

Distance to the equator 2,374 km (1,475 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,722 km (3,555 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,381 km (7,693 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,633 km (4,743 mi)
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Petite-Île

Petite-Île 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 Petite-Île 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 Petite-Île: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Petite-Île and Reunion

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