Tamanghasset Geographic coordinates

Tamanghasset is in Tamanrasset, Algeria, at latitude 22.785 and longitude 5.52278. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,372 m above sea level.

Flag of Algeria Tamanrasset, Algeria Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

22.785, 5.52278

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.785° N 5.5228° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°47'6'' N 5°31'22'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31Q 759005 2521929

Plus Code Open Location Code

7FJ7QGMF+X4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sh5ctevs4

Latitude and longitude of Tamanghasset

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 22.785 5.52278
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.785° N 5.5228° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°47'6'' N 5°31'22'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°47.1' N 5°31.367' E

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22.785° N 5.5228° E
Tamanghasset Parallel and meridian of Tamanghasset Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Tamanghasset

Distance to the equator 2,533 km (1,574 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 566 km (352 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,474 km (4,644 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,541 km (7,792 mi)
Elevation 1,372 m (4,501 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Tamanghasset

Tamanghasset lies near the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and near the same meridian as cities like Amsterdam (Netherlands).

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

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