Galkynyş Geographic coordinates

Galkynyş is in Lebap, Turkmenistan, at latitude 39.26284 and longitude 63.18429. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 182 m above sea level.

Flag of Turkmenistan Lebap, Turkmenistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

39.26284, 63.18429

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

39.2628° N 63.1843° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

39°15'46.2'' N 63°11'3.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

41S 515899 4345961

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JF5757M+4P

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tquzmg96s

Latitude and longitude of Galkynyş

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 39.26284 63.18429
Decimal Degrees (DD) 39.2628° N 63.1843° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 39°15'46.2'' N 63°11'3.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 39°15.77' N 63°11.057' E

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39.2628° N 63.1843° E
Galkynyş Parallel and meridian of Galkynyş Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Galkynyş

Distance to the equator 4,366 km (2,713 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,321 km (3,307 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,641 km (3,505 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,373 km (8,931 mi)
Elevation 182 m (597 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Galkynyş

Galkynyş lies on the same parallel as cities like Beijing (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Vorkuta (Russia).

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

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