Ţahţā Geographic coordinates

Ţahţā is in Sohag, Egypt, at latitude 26.76866 and longitude 31.50198. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 66 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.76866, 31.50198

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.7687° N 31.502° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°46'7.2'' N 31°30'7.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 351061 2961690

Plus Code Open Location Code

7GRHQG92+FQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ssy2kc549

Latitude and longitude of Ţahţā

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.76866 31.50198
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.7687° N 31.502° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°46'7.2'' N 31°30'7.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°46.12' N 31°30.119' E

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26.7687° N 31.502° E
Ţahţā Parallel and meridian of Ţahţā Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ţahţā

Distance to the equator 2,976 km (1,849 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,119 km (1,938 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,031 km (4,369 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,983 km (8,068 mi)
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ţahţā

Ţahţā lies on the same parallel as cities like Jaipur (India) 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 Ţahţā 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 Ţahţā: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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