Al ‘Amārah Geographic coordinates

Al ‘Amārah is in Maysan, Iraq, at latitude 31.83561 and longitude 47.14483. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

31.83561, 47.14483

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.8356° N 47.1448° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°50'8.2'' N 47°8'41.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 702972 3524219

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H39R4PV+6W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj9t0g3zf

Latitude and longitude of Al ‘Amārah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.83561 47.14483
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.8356° N 47.1448° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°50'8.2'' N 47°8'41.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°50.137' N 47°8.69' E

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31.8356° N 47.1448° E
Al ‘Amārah Parallel and meridian of Al ‘Amārah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al ‘Amārah

Distance to the equator 3,540 km (2,200 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,417 km (2,744 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,467 km (4,019 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,547 km (8,418 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al ‘Amārah

Al ‘Amārah lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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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 Al ‘Amārah 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 Al ‘Amārah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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