Ash Shaţrah Geographic coordinates

Ash Shaţrah is in Dhi Qar, Iraq, at latitude 31.40906 and longitude 46.1727. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.40906, 46.1727

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.4091° N 46.1727° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°24'32.6'' N 46°10'21.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 611476 3475532

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H38C55F+J3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj8fdtvgj

Latitude and longitude of Ash Shaţrah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.40906 46.1727
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.4091° N 46.1727° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°24'32.6'' N 46°10'21.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°24.544' N 46°10.362' E

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31.4091° N 46.1727° E
Ash Shaţrah Parallel and meridian of Ash Shaţrah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ash Shaţrah

Distance to the equator 3,492 km (2,170 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,348 km (2,702 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,515 km (4,048 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,499 km (8,388 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ash Shaţrah

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

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