Ash-Shaykh Zāyid Geographic coordinates

Ash-Shaykh Zāyid is in Giza, Egypt, at latitude 30.02 and longitude 31. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 133 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.02, 31

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.02° N 31° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°1'12'' N 31°0'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 307124 3322686

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G2H2292+X2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

stq4c2vx0

Latitude and longitude of Ash-Shaykh Zāyid

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.02 31
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.02° N 31° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°1'12'' N 31°0'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°1.2' N 31°0' E

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30.02° N 31° E
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid Parallel and meridian of Ash-Shaykh Zāyid Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ash-Shaykh Zāyid

Distance to the equator 3,338 km (2,074 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,975 km (1,849 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,669 km (4,144 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,345 km (8,292 mi)
Elevation 133 m (436 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ash-Shaykh Zāyid

Ash-Shaykh Zāyid lies near the same parallel as cities like Houston (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Kyiv (Ukraine).

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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 Ash-Shaykh Zāyid 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 Ash-Shaykh Zāyid: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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