Cheung Chau Geographic coordinates

Cheung Chau is in Islands, Hong Kong, at latitude 22.21085 and longitude 114.02787. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

22.21085, 114.02787

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.2109° N 114.0279° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°12'39.1'' N 114°1'40.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

50Q 193571 2459172

Plus Code Open Location Code

7PJP626H+84

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wecn6g2e9

Latitude and longitude of Cheung Chau

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 22.21085 114.02787
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.2109° N 114.0279° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°12'39.1'' N 114°1'40.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°12.651' N 114°1.672' E

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22.2109° N 114.0279° E
Cheung Chau Parallel and meridian of Cheung Chau Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Cheung Chau

Distance to the equator 2,470 km (1,535 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,330 km (7,040 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,537 km (4,684 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,477 km (7,753 mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau lies near the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and on the same meridian as cities like Wuhan (China).

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

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