Al Farwānīyah Geographic coordinates

Al Farwānīyah is in Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait, at latitude 29.2775 and longitude 47.95861. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Kuwait Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

29.2775, 47.95861

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.2775° N 47.9586° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°16'39'' N 47°57'31'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 787462 3242363

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HX97XH5+2C

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj4ne3f3u

Latitude and longitude of Al Farwānīyah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 29.2775 47.95861
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.2775° N 47.9586° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°16'39'' N 47°57'31'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°16.65' N 47°57.517' E

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29.2775° N 47.9586° E
Al Farwānīyah Parallel and meridian of Al Farwānīyah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Farwānīyah

Distance to the equator 3,255 km (2,023 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,617 km (2,869 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,752 km (4,195 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,262 km (8,241 mi)
Elevation 44 m (144 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Farwānīyah

Al Farwānīyah lies near the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) 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 Al Farwānīyah 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 Farwānīyah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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