Xining is in Qinghai, China, at latitude 36.62554 and longitude 101.75739. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,275 m above sea level.
36.62554, 101.75739
36.6255° N 101.7574° E
36°37'31.9'' N 101°45'26.6'' E
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 36.62554 | 101.75739 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 36.6255° N | 101.7574° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 36°37'31.9'' N | 101°45'26.6'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 36°37.532' N | 101°45.443' E |
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Xining lies near the same parallel as cities like Tokyo (Japan) and near the same meridian as cities like Vientiane (Laos).
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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 Xining 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.