Gamla Uppsala Geographic coordinates

Gamla Uppsala is in Uppsala, Sweden, at latitude 59.89817 and longitude 17.63386. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

59.89817, 17.63386

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

59.8982° N 17.6339° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

59°53'53.4'' N 17°38'1.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33V 647336 6643001

Plus Code Open Location Code

9FFVVJXM+7G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u6ssc20s4

Latitude and longitude of Gamla Uppsala

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 59.89817 17.63386
Decimal Degrees (DD) 59.8982° N 17.6339° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 59°53'53.4'' N 17°38'1.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 59°53.89' N 17°38.032' E

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59.8982° N 17.6339° E
Gamla Uppsala Parallel and meridian of Gamla Uppsala Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gamla Uppsala

Distance to the equator 6,660 km (4,138 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 980 km (609 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,347 km (2,080 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,667 km (10,356 mi)
Elevation 34 m (112 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gamla Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala lies on the same parallel as cities like Saint Petersburg (Russia) and near the same meridian as cities like Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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

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