Khorramshahr Geographic coordinates

Khorramshahr is in Khuzestan, Iran, at latitude 30.44079 and longitude 48.18428. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.44079, 48.18428

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.4408° N 48.1843° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°26'26.8'' N 48°11'3.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39R 229585 3370998

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H2CC5RM+8P

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj6m0mwdr

Latitude and longitude of Khorramshahr

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.44079 48.18428
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.4408° N 48.1843° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°26'26.8'' N 48°11'3.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°26.447' N 48°11.057' E

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30.4408° N 48.1843° E
Khorramshahr Parallel and meridian of Khorramshahr Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Khorramshahr

Distance to the equator 3,385 km (2,103 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,582 km (2,847 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,622 km (4,115 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,392 km (8,321 mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Khorramshahr

Khorramshahr lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near 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 Khorramshahr 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 Khorramshahr: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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