Fāqūs Geographic coordinates

Fāqūs is in Sharqia, Egypt, at latitude 30.72816 and longitude 31.79697. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Egypt Sharqia, Egypt Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.72816, 31.79697

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.7282° N 31.797° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°43'41.4'' N 31°47'49.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 384823 3400094

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G2HPQHW+7Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

stqwg9cue

Latitude and longitude of Fāqūs

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.72816 31.79697
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.7282° N 31.797° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°43'41.4'' N 31°47'49.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°43.69' N 31°47.818' E

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30.7282° N 31.797° E
Fāqūs Parallel and meridian of Fāqūs Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Fāqūs

Distance to the equator 3,417 km (2,123 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,029 km (1,882 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,590 km (4,095 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,424 km (8,341 mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Fāqūs

Fāqūs lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Kampala (Uganda).

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

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