Libya Geographic coordinates

Libya is in Africa, at latitude 26.3351 and longitude 17.228331. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Africa Northern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.3351, 17.228331

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.3351° N 17.2283° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°20'6.4'' N 17°13'42'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33R 722404 2914714

Plus Code Open Location Code

7FRV86PH+28

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sksmb41m1

Latitude and longitude of Libya

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	26.3351	17.228331
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	26.3351° N	17.2283° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	26°20'6.4'' N	17°13'42'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	26°20.106' N	17°13.7' E

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26.3351° N 17.2283° E

Land of Libya Central point (centroid) of Libya Main cities

Geographic facts about Libya

Distance to the equator 2,928 km (1,819 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,716 km (1,066 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 7,079 km (4,399 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 12,935 km (8,038 mi)

Area of Libya 1,759,540 km² (679,362 mi²)

Libya Population 6,678,567

Distances calculated from the central point of Libya.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Libya

Tripoli Latitude 32.88743 Longitude 13.18733 Benghazi Latitude 32.11486 Longitude 20.06859 Zliten Latitude 32.46739 Longitude 14.56874 Misratah Latitude 32.37535 Longitude 15.09254 Sabha Latitude 27.03766 Longitude 14.42832 Tobruk Latitude 32.08963 Longitude 23.95385 Ajdabiya Latitude 30.75545 Longitude 20.22625 Al Jadīd Latitude 27.05 Longitude 14.4 Sirte Latitude 31.20892 Longitude 16.58866 Al Khums Latitude 32.64861 Longitude 14.26191 Az Zāwīyah Latitude 32.7571 Longitude 12.72764 Zawiya Latitude 32.75222 Longitude 12.72778 Bani Walid Latitude 31.74554 Longitude 13.98354 Tarhuna Latitude 32.43501 Longitude 13.6332 Janzūr Latitude 32.81868 Longitude 13.01727 Al Qubbah Latitude 32.75684 Longitude 22.24106 Gharyan Latitude 32.17222 Longitude 13.02028 Zuwarah Latitude 32.9312 Longitude 12.08199 Al Ajaylat Latitude 32.75718 Longitude 12.37633 Brak Latitude 27.54956 Longitude 14.27139

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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 Libya 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: the approximate geographic center of Libya, a representative point within the country's territory.

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