Shamkhir Geographic coordinates

Shamkhir is in Şǝmkir, Azerbaijan, at latitude 40.82975 and longitude 46.0178. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 462 m above sea level.

Flag of Azerbaijan Şǝmkir, Azerbaijan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.82975, 46.0178

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.8298° N 46.0178° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°49'47.1'' N 46°1'4.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38T 585819 4520356

Plus Code Open Location Code

8HG8R2H9+V4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tp28r0v4s

Latitude and longitude of Shamkhir

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.82975 46.0178
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.8298° N 46.0178° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°49'47.1'' N 46°1'4.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°49.785' N 46°1.068' E

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40.8298° N 46.0178° E
Shamkhir Parallel and meridian of Shamkhir Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Shamkhir

Distance to the equator 4,540 km (2,821 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,826 km (2,377 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,467 km (3,397 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,547 km (9,039 mi)
Elevation 462 m (1,516 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Shamkhir

Shamkhir lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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

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