Zürich (Kreis 9) Geographic coordinates

Zürich (Kreis 9) is in Zurich, Switzerland, at latitude 47.38245 and longitude 8.47993. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 426 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.38245, 8.47993

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.3825° N 8.4799° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°22'56.8'' N 8°28'47.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 460744 5247797

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVC9FJH+XX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qj8cwyu

Latitude and longitude of Zürich (Kreis 9)

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.38245 8.47993
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.3825° N 8.4799° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°22'56.8'' N 8°28'47.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°22.947' N 8°28.796' E

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47.3825° N 8.4799° E
Zürich (Kreis 9) Parallel and meridian of Zürich (Kreis 9) Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Zürich (Kreis 9)

Distance to the equator 5,268 km (3,274 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 638 km (397 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,739 km (2,944 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,275 km (9,492 mi)
Elevation 426 m (1,398 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Zürich (Kreis 9)

Zürich (Kreis 9) lies near the same parallel as cities like Vienna (Austria) and near the same meridian as cities like Abuja (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 Zürich (Kreis 9) 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 Zürich (Kreis 9): opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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