Al Ghurayfah Geographic coordinates

Al Ghurayfah is in Wadi al Hayat, Libya, at latitude 26.52161 and longitude 13.01072. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 475 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.52161, 13.01072

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.5216° N 13.0107° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°31'17.8'' N 13°0'38.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33R 301781 2934988

Plus Code Open Location Code

7FRMG2C6+J7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sk9qbh45e

Latitude and longitude of Al Ghurayfah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.52161 13.01072
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.5216° N 13.0107° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°31'17.8'' N 13°0'38.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°31.297' N 13°0.643' E

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26.5216° N 13.0107° E
Al Ghurayfah Parallel and meridian of Al Ghurayfah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Ghurayfah

Distance to the equator 2,949 km (1,832 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,294 km (804 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,058 km (4,386 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,956 km (8,050 mi)
Elevation 475 m (1,558 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Ghurayfah

Al Ghurayfah lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and on the same meridian as cities like Berlin (Germany).

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

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