Vagharshapat Geographic coordinates

Vagharshapat is in Armavir, Armenia, at latitude 40.16557 and longitude 44.29462. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 877 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.16557, 44.29462

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.1656° N 44.2946° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°9'56.1'' N 44°17'40.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38T 439934 4446373

Plus Code Open Location Code

8HG6578V+6R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

szpkrzym7

Latitude and longitude of Vagharshapat

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.16557 44.29462
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.1656° N 44.2946° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°9'56.1'' N 44°17'40.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°9.934' N 44°17.677' E

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40.1656° N 44.2946° E
Vagharshapat Parallel and meridian of Vagharshapat Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vagharshapat

Distance to the equator 4,466 km (2,775 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,723 km (2,314 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,541 km (3,443 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,473 km (8,993 mi)
Elevation 877 m (2,877 ft)
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Vagharshapat lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Baghdad (Iraq).

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

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