Abū al-Kahṣīb Geographic coordinates

Abū al-Kahṣīb is in Basra, Iraq, at latitude 30.4431 and longitude 47.87802. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Iraq Basra, Iraq Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.4431, 47.87802

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.4431° N 47.878° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°26'35.2'' N 47°52'40.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 776394 3371405

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H29CVVH+66

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj6j1mzxy

Latitude and longitude of Abū al-Kahṣīb

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.4431 47.87802
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.4431° N 47.878° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°26'35.2'' N 47°52'40.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°26.586' N 47°52.681' E

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30.4431° N 47.878° E
Abū al-Kahṣīb Parallel and meridian of Abū al-Kahṣīb Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Abū al-Kahṣīb

Distance to the equator 3,385 km (2,103 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,554 km (2,829 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,622 km (4,115 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,392 km (8,321 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Abū al-Kahṣīb

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

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