Bir Ganduz Geographic coordinates

Bir Ganduz is in Western Sahara, at latitude 21.60336 and longitude -16.45018. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

21.60336, -16.45018

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.6034° N 16.4502° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°36'12.1'' N 16°27'0.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 349887 2389625

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CH5JG3X+8W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eeu6csv2e

Latitude and longitude of Bir Ganduz

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.60336 -16.45018
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.6034° N 16.4502° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°36'12.1'' N 16°27'0.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°36.202' N 16°27.011' W

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21.6034° N 16.4502° W
Bir Ganduz Parallel and meridian of Bir Ganduz Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bir Ganduz

Distance to the equator 2,402 km (1,493 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,700 km (1,056 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,605 km (4,726 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,409 km (7,711 mi)
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bir Ganduz

Bir Ganduz lies near the same parallel as cities like Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and near the same meridian as cities like Dakar (Senegal).

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

More about Bir Ganduz and Western Sahara

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