Sumgayit Geographic coordinates

Sumgayit is in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, at latitude 40.58972 and longitude 49.66861. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

40.58972, 49.66861

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.5897° N 49.6686° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°35'23'' N 49°40'7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39T 387335 4494065

Plus Code Open Location Code

8HGFHMQ9+VC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tp5qfjps6

Latitude and longitude of Sumgayit

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.58972 49.66861
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.5897° N 49.6686° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°35'23'' N 49°40'7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°35.383' N 49°40.117' E

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40.5897° N 49.6686° E
Sumgayit Parallel and meridian of Sumgayit Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sumgayit

Distance to the equator 4,513 km (2,804 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,136 km (2,570 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,494 km (3,414 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,520 km (9,022 mi)
Elevation -11 m (-36 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sumgayit

Sumgayit lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and on 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 Sumgayit 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 Sumgayit: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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