El Aargub Geographic coordinates

El Aargub is in Western Sahara, at latitude 23.60882 and longitude -15.86726. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 50 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

23.60882, -15.86726

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

23.6088° N 15.8673° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

23°36'31.8'' N 15°52'2.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 411523 2611187

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CM6J45M+G3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

eshwqcvg6

Latitude and longitude of El Aargub

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 23.60882 -15.86726
Decimal Degrees (DD) 23.6088° N 15.8673° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 23°36'31.8'' N 15°52'2.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 23°36.529' N 15°52.036' W

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23.6088° N 15.8673° W
El Aargub Parallel and meridian of El Aargub Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about El Aargub

Distance to the equator 2,625 km (1,631 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,616 km (1,004 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,382 km (4,587 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,632 km (7,849 mi)
Elevation 50 m (164 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of El Aargub

El Aargub lies on the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and on the same meridian as cities like Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain).

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

More about El Aargub and Western Sahara

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