Şarfā Geographic coordinates

Şarfā is in Karak, Jordan, at latitude 31.32964 and longitude 35.65439. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 950 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.32964, 35.65439

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.3296° N 35.6544° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°19'46.7'' N 35°39'15.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 752570 3469179

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G3Q8MH3+VQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sv965r6sr

Latitude and longitude of Şarfā

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.32964 35.65439
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.3296° N 35.6544° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°19'46.7'' N 35°39'15.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°19.778' N 35°39.263' E

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31.3296° N 35.6544° E
Şarfā Parallel and meridian of Şarfā Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Şarfā

Distance to the equator 3,484 km (2,165 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,371 km (2,095 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,524 km (4,054 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,491 km (8,383 mi)
Elevation 950 m (3,117 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Şarfā

Şarfā lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Kharkiv (Ukraine).

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

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