Pointe La Rue Geographic coordinates

Pointe La Rue is in Pointe La Rue, Seychelles, at latitude -4.67323 and longitude 55.5131. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Seychelles Pointe La Rue, Seychelles Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-4.67323, 55.5131

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

4.6732° S 55.5131° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

4°40'23.6'' S 55°30'47.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40M 335073 9483282

Plus Code Open Location Code

6H7Q8GG7+P6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mppmrjr2k

Latitude and longitude of Pointe La Rue

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -4.67323 55.5131
Decimal Degrees (DD) 4.6732° S 55.5131° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 4°40'23.6'' S 55°30'47.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 4°40.394' S 55°30.786' E

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4.6732° S 55.5131° E
Pointe La Rue Parallel and meridian of Pointe La Rue Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pointe La Rue

Distance to the equator 520 km (323 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,150 km (3,822 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,527 km (6,541 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,487 km (5,895 mi)
Elevation 32 m (105 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pointe La Rue

Pointe La Rue lies on the same parallel as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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 Pointe La Rue 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 Pointe La Rue: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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