As Samawah Geographic coordinates

As Samawah is in Muthanna, Iraq, at latitude 31.33198 and longitude 45.2944. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.33198, 45.2944

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.332° N 45.2944° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°19'55.1'' N 45°17'39.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 528007 3466432

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H3787JV+QQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj84nxy6h

Latitude and longitude of As Samawah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.33198 45.2944
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.332° N 45.2944° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°19'55.1'' N 45°17'39.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°19.919' N 45°17.664' E

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31.332° N 45.2944° E
As Samawah Parallel and meridian of As Samawah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about As Samawah

Distance to the equator 3,484 km (2,165 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,270 km (2,653 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,523 km (4,053 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,491 km (8,383 mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of As Samawah

As Samawah lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and on the same meridian as cities like Mogadishu (Somalia).

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

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