Gaalkacyo Geographic coordinates

Gaalkacyo is in Mudug, Somalia, at latitude 6.76972 and longitude 47.43083. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 288 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.76972, 47.43083

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.7697° N 47.4308° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°46'11'' N 47°25'51'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38N 768696 748965

Plus Code Open Location Code

6HR9QC9J+V8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t11wx26h6

Latitude and longitude of Gaalkacyo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.76972 47.43083
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.7697° N 47.4308° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°46'11'' N 47°25'51'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°46.183' N 47°25.85' E

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6.7697° N 47.4308° E
Gaalkacyo Parallel and meridian of Gaalkacyo Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gaalkacyo

Distance to the equator 753 km (468 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,235 km (3,253 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,254 km (5,750 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,760 km (6,686 mi)
Elevation 288 m (945 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gaalkacyo

Gaalkacyo lies on the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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

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