Al Qawāsim Geographic coordinates

Al Qawāsim is in Jabal al Gharbi, Libya, at latitude 32.18418 and longitude 13.06045. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 537 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

32.18418, 13.06045

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

32.1842° N 13.0605° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

32°11'3'' N 13°3'37.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33S 317151 3562500

Plus Code Open Location Code

8F4M53M6+M5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sm9r14yq6

Latitude and longitude of Al Qawāsim

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 32.18418 13.06045
Decimal Degrees (DD) 32.1842° N 13.0605° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 32°11'3'' N 13°3'37.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 32°11.051' N 13°3.627' E

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32.1842° N 13.0605° E
Al Qawāsim Parallel and meridian of Al Qawāsim Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Qawāsim

Distance to the equator 3,579 km (2,224 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,228 km (763 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,429 km (3,994 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,586 km (8,442 mi)
Elevation 537 m (1,762 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Qawāsim

Al Qawāsim lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) 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 Qawāsim 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 Qawāsim: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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