Umm al Arānib is in Murzuq District, Libya, at latitude 26.13386 and longitude 14.7372. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 422 m above sea level.
26.13386, 14.7372
26.1339° N 14.7372° E
26°8'1.9'' N 14°44'13.9'' E
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| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 26.13386 | 14.7372 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 26.1339° N | 14.7372° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 26°8'1.9'' N | 14°44'13.9'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 26°8.032' N | 14°44.232' E |
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Umm al Arānib lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and near the same meridian as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
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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 Umm al Arānib 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 Umm al Arānib: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.