Shamakhi Geographic coordinates

Shamakhi is in Şamaxı, Azerbaijan, at latitude 40.63141 and longitude 48.64137. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 687 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.63141, 48.64137

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.6314° N 48.6414° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°37'53.1'' N 48°38'28.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39T 300526 4500516

Plus Code Open Location Code

8HGCJJJR+HG

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tp4x4uex4

Latitude and longitude of Shamakhi

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.63141 48.64137
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.6314° N 48.6414° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°37'53.1'' N 48°38'28.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°37.885' N 48°38.482' E

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40.6314° N 48.6414° E
Shamakhi Parallel and meridian of Shamakhi Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Shamakhi

Distance to the equator 4,518 km (2,807 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,050 km (2,517 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,489 km (3,411 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,525 km (9,025 mi)
Elevation 687 m (2,254 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Shamakhi

Shamakhi lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Kazan (Russia).

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

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