Zug Geographic coordinates

Zug is in Zug, Switzerland, at latitude 47.17242 and longitude 8.51745. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 424 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.17242, 8.51745

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.1724° N 8.5175° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°10'20.7'' N 8°31'2.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 463432 5224438

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVC5GC8+XX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qh3g6pq

Latitude and longitude of Zug

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.17242 8.51745
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.1724° N 8.5175° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°10'20.7'' N 8°31'2.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°10.345' N 8°31.047' E

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47.1724° N 8.5175° E
Zug, Switzerland Parallel and meridian of Zug Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Zug

Distance to the equator 5,245 km (3,259 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 643 km (400 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,762 km (2,959 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,252 km (9,477 mi)
Elevation 424 m (1,391 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Zug

Zug lies on the same parallel as cities like Budapest (Hungary) and on the same meridian as cities like Kano (Nigeria).

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

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