Bir Lehlou Geographic coordinates

Bir Lehlou is in Western Sahara, at latitude 26.34994 and longitude -9.57685. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 418 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.34994, -9.57685

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.3499° N 9.5769° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°20'59.8'' N 9°34'36.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29R 442442 2914567

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CRG8CXF+X7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eu9jyhf7e

Latitude and longitude of Bir Lehlou

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.34994 -9.57685
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.3499° N 9.5769° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°20'59.8'' N 9°34'36.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°20.996' N 9°34.611' W

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26.3499° N 9.5769° W
Bir Lehlou Parallel and meridian of Bir Lehlou Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bir Lehlou

Distance to the equator 2,930 km (1,821 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 954 km (593 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,077 km (4,398 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,937 km (8,039 mi)
Elevation 418 m (1,371 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bir Lehlou

Bir Lehlou lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and on the same meridian as cities like Lisbon (Portugal).

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

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