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35-892: Coordinates : 41°41′0″N 19°53′40″E / 41.68333°N 19.89444°E / 41.68333; 19.89444 City in Albania Settlement in Dibër, Albania Ulëz Settlement [REDACTED] View of Ulëz [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ulëz Coordinates: 41°41′0″N 19°53′40″E / 41.68333°N 19.89444°E / 41.68333; 19.89444 Country [REDACTED] Albania County Dibër Municipality Mat Population (2011) • Municipal unit 1,229 Time zone UTC+1 ( CET ) • Summer ( DST ) UTC+2 ( CEST ) Postal Code 8003 Ulëz
70-505: A tan ϕ {\displaystyle \textstyle {\tan \beta ={\frac {b}{a}}\tan \phi }\,\!} ; for the GRS 80 and WGS 84 spheroids, b a = 0.99664719 {\textstyle {\tfrac {b}{a}}=0.99664719} . ( β {\displaystyle \textstyle {\beta }\,\!} is known as the reduced (or parametric) latitude ). Aside from rounding, this
105-460: A datum transformation such as a Helmert transformation , although in certain situations a simple translation may be sufficient. Datums may be global, meaning that they represent the whole Earth, or they may be local, meaning that they represent an ellipsoid best-fit to only a portion of the Earth. Examples of global datums include World Geodetic System (WGS 84, also known as EPSG:4326 ),
140-608: A point on Earth's surface is the angle east or west of a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipses (often called great circles ), which converge at the North and South Poles. The meridian of the British Royal Observatory in Greenwich , in southeast London, England, is the international prime meridian , although some organizations—such as
175-473: A region of the surface of the Earth. Some newer datums are bound to the center of mass of the Earth. This combination of mathematical model and physical binding mean that anyone using the same datum will obtain the same location measurement for the same physical location. However, two different datums will usually yield different location measurements for the same physical location, which may appear to differ by as much as several hundred meters; this not because
210-411: Is 6,367,449 m . Since the Earth is an oblate spheroid , not spherical, that result can be off by several tenths of a percent; a better approximation of a longitudinal degree at latitude ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } is where Earth's equatorial radius a {\displaystyle a} equals 6,378,137 m and tan β = b
245-480: Is 110.6 km. The circles of longitude, meridians, meet at the geographical poles, with the west–east width of a second naturally decreasing as latitude increases. On the Equator at sea level, one longitudinal second measures 30.92 m, a longitudinal minute is 1855 m and a longitudinal degree is 111.3 km. At 30° a longitudinal second is 26.76 m, at Greenwich (51°28′38″N) 19.22 m, and at 60° it
280-522: Is 15.42 m. On the WGS 84 spheroid, the length in meters of a degree of latitude at latitude ϕ (that is, the number of meters you would have to travel along a north–south line to move 1 degree in latitude, when at latitude ϕ ), is about The returned measure of meters per degree latitude varies continuously with latitude. Similarly, the length in meters of a degree of longitude can be calculated as (Those coefficients can be improved, but as they stand
315-735: Is a city and administrative unit in the municipality of Mat , Albania . It has a population of 1,229 as of the 2011 Albanian census . Ulëz is home to the Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station and designated as part of the Ulza Regional Nature Park. It is the Least-Populated City or settlement of Albania. References [ edit ] ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF) . Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from
350-599: Is a town and administrative unit in the municipality of Tropojë , northeastern Albania , within the historical ethnographic region of the Gjakova Highlands . The town is located in a remote and mountainous region of the Albanian Alps , within the Valbonë Valley , and close to the border with Kosovo . It is named after Bajram Curri , a national hero who fought for ethnic Albanians, first against
385-411: Is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system ( GCS ) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude . It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial reference systems that are in use, and forms
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#1732780632081420-456: Is known as a graticule . The origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km (390 mi) south of Tema , Ghana , a location often facetiously called Null Island . In order to use the theoretical definitions of latitude, longitude, and height to precisely measure actual locations on the physical earth, a geodetic datum must be used. A horizonal datum
455-719: Is the exact distance along a parallel of latitude; getting the distance along the shortest route will be more work, but those two distances are always within 0.6 m of each other if the two points are one degree of longitude apart. Like any series of multiple-digit numbers, latitude-longitude pairs can be challenging to communicate and remember. Therefore, alternative schemes have been developed for encoding GCS coordinates into alphanumeric strings or words: These are not distinct coordinate systems, only alternative methods for expressing latitude and longitude measurements. Bajram Curri (town) Bajram Curri ( Albanian: [bajˈɾam t͡suri] ), formerly known as Kolgecaj until 1952,
490-465: Is used to precisely measure latitude and longitude, while a vertical datum is used to measure elevation or altitude. Both types of datum bind a mathematical model of the shape of the earth (usually a reference ellipsoid for a horizontal datum, and a more precise geoid for a vertical datum) to the earth. Traditionally, this binding was created by a network of control points , surveyed locations at which monuments are installed, and were only accurate for
525-481: The International Date Line , which diverges from it in several places for political and convenience reasons, including between far eastern Russia and the far western Aleutian Islands . The combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of Earth, without consideration of altitude or depth. The visual grid on a map formed by lines of latitude and longitude
560-645: The Ottoman Empire and later against the Albanian government. Bajram Curri was founded in the year 1957 to serve as the center of the Tropoja district. The village was previously known as Kolgecaj. The newly formed city was built based on socialist principles. Historic Tropojë region was inhabited by the Berisha tribe and due to it geographic location had trading routes to the east ( Kosovo vilayet ) and to
595-526: The 1st or 2nd century, Marinus of Tyre compiled an extensive gazetteer and mathematically plotted world map using coordinates measured east from a prime meridian at the westernmost known land, designated the Fortunate Isles , off the coast of western Africa around the Canary or Cape Verde Islands , and measured north or south of the island of Rhodes off Asia Minor . Ptolemy credited him with
630-506: The Earth's surface move relative to each other due to continental plate motion, subsidence, and diurnal Earth tidal movement caused by the Moon and the Sun. This daily movement can be as much as a meter. Continental movement can be up to 10 cm a year, or 10 m in a century. A weather system high-pressure area can cause a sinking of 5 mm . Scandinavia is rising by 1 cm a year as a result of
665-729: The European ED50 , and the British OSGB36 . Given a location, the datum provides the latitude ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } and longitude λ {\displaystyle \lambda } . In the United Kingdom there are three common latitude, longitude, and height systems in use. WGS 84 differs at Greenwich from the one used on published maps OSGB36 by approximately 112 m. The military system ED50 , used by NATO , differs from about 120 m to 180 m. Points on
700-536: The French Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière —continue to use other meridians for internal purposes. The prime meridian determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres , although maps often divide these hemispheres further west in order to keep the Old World on a single side. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E. This is not to be conflated with
735-532: The basis for most others. Although latitude and longitude form a coordinate tuple like a cartesian coordinate system , the geographic coordinate system is not cartesian because the measurements are angles and are not on a planar surface. A full GCS specification, such as those listed in the EPSG and ISO 19111 standards, also includes a choice of geodetic datum (including an Earth ellipsoid ), as different datums will yield different latitude and longitude values for
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#1732780632081770-577: The center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude trace circles on the surface of Earth called parallels , as they are parallel to the Equator and to each other. The North Pole is 90° N; the South Pole is 90° S. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the Equator , the fundamental plane of all geographic coordinate systems. The Equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres . The longitude λ of
805-649: The default datum used for the Global Positioning System , and the International Terrestrial Reference System and Frame (ITRF), used for estimating continental drift and crustal deformation . The distance to Earth's center can be used both for very deep positions and for positions in space. Local datums chosen by a national cartographical organization include the North American Datum ,
840-490: The distance they give is correct within a centimeter.) The formulae both return units of meters per degree. An alternative method to estimate the length of a longitudinal degree at latitude ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } is to assume a spherical Earth (to get the width per minute and second, divide by 60 and 3600, respectively): where Earth's average meridional radius M r {\displaystyle \textstyle {M_{r}}\,\!}
875-474: The full adoption of longitude and latitude, rather than measuring latitude in terms of the length of the midsummer day. Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography used the same prime meridian but measured latitude from the Equator instead. After their work was translated into Arabic in the 9th century, Al-Khwārizmī 's Book of the Description of the Earth corrected Marinus' and Ptolemy's errors regarding
910-794: The latter being famous for having the clearest river water in Albania. It is an administrative unit and the seat of the municipality of Tropojë . Bajram Curri has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ). Seeing silent lightning is very common in the summer nights of Bajram Curri. The municipality of Tropojë has many agricultural products and is famous for its chestnuts, apples, nuts, grapes, and especially blueberries. Large reserves of platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, palladium, iridium, and osmium have been discovered in Tropojë. Albanian, Italian, and Chinese engineers, working for Albanian Minerals and Bytyci Sh.p.k in Tropojë, suggest
945-781: The length of the Mediterranean Sea , causing medieval Arabic cartography to use a prime meridian around 10° east of Ptolemy's line. Mathematical cartography resumed in Europe following Maximus Planudes ' recovery of Ptolemy's text a little before 1300; the text was translated into Latin at Florence by Jacopo d'Angelo around 1407. In 1884, the United States hosted the International Meridian Conference , attended by representatives from twenty-five nations. Twenty-two of them agreed to adopt
980-461: The location has moved, but because the reference system used to measure it has shifted. Because any spatial reference system or map projection is ultimately calculated from latitude and longitude, it is crucial that they clearly state the datum on which they are based. For example, a UTM coordinate based on WGS84 will be different than a UTM coordinate based on NAD27 for the same location. Converting coordinates from one datum to another requires
1015-595: The longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich , England as the zero-reference line. The Dominican Republic voted against the motion, while France and Brazil abstained. France adopted Greenwich Mean Time in place of local determinations by the Paris Observatory in 1911. The latitude ϕ of a point on Earth's surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through (or close to)
1050-463: The melting of the ice sheets of the last ice age , but neighboring Scotland is rising by only 0.2 cm . These changes are insignificant if a local datum is used, but are statistically significant if a global datum is used. On the GRS 80 or WGS 84 spheroid at sea level at the Equator, one latitudinal second measures 30.715 m , one latitudinal minute is 1843 m and one latitudinal degree
1085-711: The original (PDF) on 14 November 2019 . Retrieved 28 September 2020 . ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367 . Retrieved 25 February 2022 . ^ Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Dibër (2011)" (PDF) . Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2020 . Retrieved 19 September 2021 . v t e [REDACTED] Cities and towns in Albania Cities and towns in Albania share
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1120-455: The region went through this pass during the summer to enjoy fresh and cool air in high mountains. In modern times, these highlands also attract foreign tourists, especially from Europe and Israel . Bajram Curri is located down the valley of the river Valbonë . It is the main access point by road to the villages of Valbona and Rrogam. Water from the mountains flow into the waters of the Valbonë,
1155-512: The same location. The invention of a geographic coordinate system is generally credited to Eratosthenes of Cyrene , who composed his now-lost Geography at the Library of Alexandria in the 3rd century BC. A century later, Hipparchus of Nicaea improved on this system by determining latitude from stellar measurements rather than solar altitude and determining longitude by timings of lunar eclipses , rather than dead reckoning . In
1190-3763: The status of a geographic unit which makes up a municipality. (74) Bajram Curri Bajzë Ballsh Berat Bilisht Bulqizë Burrel Cërrik Çorovodë Delvinë Divjakë Durrës Elbasan Ersekë Fier Fierzë Finiq Fushë-Arrëz Fushë-Krujë Gjirokastër Gramsh Himarë Kamëz Kavajë Këlcyrë Klos Konispol Koplik Korçë Krastë Krrabë Krujë Krumë Kuçovë Kukës Kurbnesh Laç Leskovik Lezhë Libohovë Librazhd Lushnjë Maliq Mamurras Manëz Memaliaj Milot Orikum Patos Peqin Përmet Peshkopi Pogradec Poliçan Prrenjas Pukë Reps Roskovec Rrëshen Rrogozhinë Rubik Sarandë Selenicë Shëngjin Shijak Shkodër Sukth Tepelenë Tiranë Tropojë Ulëz Ura Vajgurore Vau i Dejës Vlorë Vorë v t e Subdivisions of Dibër County County seat: Peshkopi Municipality of Bulqizë Bulqizë Fushë-Bulqizë Gjoricë Martanesh Ostren Shupenzë Trebisht Zerqan [REDACTED] Municipality of Dibër Arras Fushë-Çidhën Kala e Dodës Kastriot Lurë Luzni Maqellarë Melan Muhurr Peshkopi Selishtë Sllovë Tomin Zall-Dardhë Zall-Reç Municipality of Klos Gurrë Klos Suç Xibër Municipality of Mat Baz Burrel Derjan Komsi Lis Macukull Rukaj Ulëz v t e Subdivisions of Mat municipality Municipal seat: Burrel Administrative unit of Baz Baz Drita Fushë-Baz Karicë Rreth Baz [REDACTED] Administrative unit of Burrel Burrel Administrative unit of Derjan Barbullej Derjan Dukagjin Gjoçaj Lam i Madh Urxallë Zall-Gjoçaj Administrative unit of Komsi Batër e Madhe Batër e Vogël Frankth Fshati Burrel German Kodër Qerre Komsi Midhë Selixë Zall-Shoshaj Administrative unit of Lis Burgajet Gjalish Lis Mallunxë Shoshaj Vinjoll Zenisht Administrative unit of Macukull Dej Macukull Macukull Shëlli Shqefën Vig Administrative unit of Rukaj Bruç Laç Prellë Rremull Rukaj Urakë Administrative unit of Ulëz Bushkash Kokërdhok Lundre Madhesh Stojan Ulëz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ulëz&oldid=1216674910 " Categories : Administrative units of Mat (municipality) Former municipalities in Dibër County Towns in Albania Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq) Articles with short description Short description
1225-478: The west ( Scutari vilayet ) making possible import products from the Adriatic Sea region. One of the main trade goods was salt , which was exchanged for agricultural products. The center of Tropojë was an old city of Gjakova in the high mountains. The mountain pass "Tropojë e Vjetër" was used to relocate herds of cattle to graze in the green fields during summer and to return in autumn. People from all over
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