Awjilah Geographic coordinates

Awjilah is in Al Wahat, Libya, at latitude 29.10806 and longitude 21.28694. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

29.10806, 21.28694

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.1081° N 21.2869° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°6'29'' N 21°17'13'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34R 527919 3219992

Plus Code Open Location Code

7GX3475P+6Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

smpjs6uwt

Latitude and longitude of Awjilah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 29.10806 21.28694
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.1081° N 21.2869° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°6'29'' N 21°17'13'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°6.484' N 21°17.216' E

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29.1081° N 21.2869° E
Awjilah Parallel and meridian of Awjilah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Awjilah

Distance to the equator 3,237 km (2,011 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,065 km (1,283 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,771 km (4,207 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,244 km (8,229 mi)
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Awjilah

Awjilah lies near the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Warsaw (Poland).

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

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