The Bight Settlements Geographic coordinates

The Bight Settlements is in Turks and Caicos Islands, at latitude 21.7796 and longitude -72.20421. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

21.7796, -72.20421

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.7796° N 72.2042° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°46'46.6'' N 72°12'15.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18Q 789111 2411051

Plus Code Open Location Code

77H9QQHW+R8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d7ueuuy7r

Latitude and longitude of The Bight Settlements

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.7796 -72.20421
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.7796° N 72.2042° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°46'46.6'' N 72°12'15.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°46.776' N 72°12.253' W

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21.7796° N 72.2042° W
The Bight Settlements Parallel and meridian of The Bight Settlements Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about The Bight Settlements

Distance to the equator 2,422 km (1,505 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,377 km (4,584 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,585 km (4,713 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,429 km (7,723 mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of The Bight Settlements

The Bight Settlements lies near the same parallel as cities like Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and on the same meridian as cities like Port-au-Prince (Haiti).

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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 The Bight Settlements 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 The Bight Settlements: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about The Bight Settlements and Turks and Caicos Islands

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