Al Burayqah Geographic coordinates

Al Burayqah is in Al Wahat, Libya, at latitude 30.40624 and longitude 19.57386. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Libya Al Wahat, Libya Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.40624, 19.57386

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.4062° N 19.5739° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°24'22.5'' N 19°34'25.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34R 363009 3364664

Plus Code Open Location Code

8F2XCH4F+FG

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

smmuvrm1p

Latitude and longitude of Al Burayqah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.40624 19.57386
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.4062° N 19.5739° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°24'22.5'' N 19°34'25.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°24.374' N 19°34.432' E

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30.4062° N 19.5739° E
Al Burayqah, Libya Parallel and meridian of Al Burayqah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Burayqah

Distance to the equator 3,381 km (2,101 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,875 km (1,165 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,626 km (4,117 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,388 km (8,319 mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Burayqah

Al Burayqah lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and on the same meridian as cities like Budapest (Hungary).

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

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