Niakoul Rab Geographic coordinates

Niakoul Rab is in Dakar, Senegal, at latitude 14.78421 and longitude -17.27361. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Senegal Dakar, Senegal Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

14.78421, -17.27361

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.7842° N 17.2736° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°47'3.2'' N 17°16'25'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28P 255270 1635698

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C64QPMG+MH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

edesngmsr

Latitude and longitude of Niakoul Rab

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.78421 -17.27361
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.7842° N 17.2736° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°47'3.2'' N 17°16'25'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°47.053' N 17°16.417' W

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14.7842° N 17.2736° W
Niakoul Rab Parallel and meridian of Niakoul Rab Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Niakoul Rab

Distance to the equator 1,644 km (1,021 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,857 km (1,154 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,363 km (5,197 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,651 km (7,240 mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Niakoul Rab

Niakoul Rab lies on the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and near the same meridian as cities like Banjul (Gambia).

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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 Niakoul Rab 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 Niakoul Rab: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Niakoul Rab and Senegal

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