Gjinkar Geographic coordinates

Gjinkar is in Gjirokastër County, Albania, at latitude 40.19944 and longitude 20.40611. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 311 m above sea level.

Flag of Albania Gjirokastër County, Albania Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.19944, 20.40611

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.1994° N 20.4061° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°11'58'' N 20°24'22'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34T 449453 4450063

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GG25CX4+QC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

srns8q568

Latitude and longitude of Gjinkar

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.19944 20.40611
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.1994° N 20.4061° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°11'58'' N 20°24'22'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°11.966' N 20°24.367' E

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40.1994° N 20.4061° E
Gjinkar Parallel and meridian of Gjinkar Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gjinkar

Distance to the equator 4,470 km (2,777 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,729 km (1,074 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,537 km (3,441 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,477 km (8,995 mi)
Elevation 311 m (1,020 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gjinkar

Gjinkar lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Warsaw (Poland).

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

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