Piton Saint-Leu Geographic coordinates

Piton Saint-Leu is in Reunion, Reunion, at latitude -21.21962 and longitude 55.31513. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 294 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-21.21962, 55.31513

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.2196° S 55.3151° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°13'10.6'' S 55°18'54.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 325132 7652615

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HCQQ8J8+53

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mhpr69p4z

Latitude and longitude of Piton Saint-Leu

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -21.21962 55.31513
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.2196° S 55.3151° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°13'10.6'' S 55°18'54.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°13.177' S 55°18.908' E

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21.2196° S 55.3151° E
Piton Saint-Leu Parallel and meridian of Piton Saint-Leu Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Piton Saint-Leu

Distance to the equator 2,359 km (1,466 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,702 km (3,543 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,366 km (7,684 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,648 km (4,752 mi)
Elevation 294 m (965 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Piton Saint-Leu

Piton Saint-Leu 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 Piton Saint-Leu 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 Piton Saint-Leu: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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