Korçë Geographic coordinates

Korçë is in Korçë County, Albania, at latitude 40.61861 and longitude 20.78083. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 869 m above sea level.

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

40.61861, 20.78083

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.6186° N 20.7808° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°37'7'' N 20°46'51'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34T 481462 4496444

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GG2JQ9J+C8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

srnz0fkhs

Latitude and longitude of Korçë

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.61861 20.78083
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.6186° N 20.7808° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°37'7'' N 20°46'51'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°37.117' N 20°46.85' E

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40.6186° N 20.7808° E
Korçë Parallel and meridian of Korçë Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Korçë

Distance to the equator 4,516 km (2,806 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,750 km (1,087 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,491 km (3,412 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,523 km (9,024 mi)
Elevation 869 m (2,851 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Korçë

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

More about Korçë and Albania

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