Jiayuguan Geographic coordinates

Jiayuguan is in Gansu, China, at latitude 39.81121 and longitude 98.28618. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,635 m above sea level.

Flag of China Gansu, China Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

39.81121, 98.28618

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

39.8112° N 98.2862° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

39°48'40.4'' N 98°17'10.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

47S 438901 4407047

Plus Code Open Location Code

8MFWR76P+FF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wpjfkx3v1

Latitude and longitude of Jiayuguan

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 39.81121 98.28618
Decimal Degrees (DD) 39.8112° N 98.2862° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 39°48'40.4'' N 98°17'10.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 39°48.673' N 98°17.171' E

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39.8112° N 98.2862° E
Jiayuguan Parallel and meridian of Jiayuguan Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Jiayuguan

Distance to the equator 4,427 km (2,751 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,899 km (4,908 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,580 km (3,468 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,434 km (8,969 mi)
Elevation 1,635 m (5,364 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Jiayuguan

Jiayuguan lies near the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Medan (Indonesia).

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

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