Sūknah Geographic coordinates

Sūknah is in Al Jufrah, Libya, at latitude 29.06941 and longitude 15.78266. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 300 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

29.06941, 15.78266

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.0694° N 15.7827° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°4'9.9'' N 15°46'57.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33R 576181 3215929

Plus Code Open Location Code

7FXQ3Q9M+Q3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sm5jr5utd

Latitude and longitude of Sūknah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 29.06941 15.78266
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.0694° N 15.7827° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°4'9.9'' N 15°46'57.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°4.165' N 15°46.96' E

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29.0694° N 15.7827° E
Sūknah Parallel and meridian of Sūknah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sūknah

Distance to the equator 3,232 km (2,008 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,533 km (952 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,775 km (4,210 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,239 km (8,227 mi)
Elevation 300 m (984 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sūknah

Sūknah lies near the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Vienna (Austria).

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

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