Al Murqāb Geographic coordinates

Al Murqāb is in Al Asimah, Kuwait, at latitude 29.36556 and longitude 47.97806. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

29.36556, 47.97806

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.3656° N 47.9781° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°21'56'' N 47°58'41'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 789104 3252174

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HX99X8H+66

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj4p5cbdc

Latitude and longitude of Al Murqāb

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 29.36556 47.97806
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.3656° N 47.9781° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°21'56'' N 47°58'41'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°21.934' N 47°58.684' E

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29.3656° N 47.9781° E
Al Murqāb Parallel and meridian of Al Murqāb Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Murqāb

Distance to the equator 3,265 km (2,029 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,615 km (2,867 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,742 km (4,189 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,272 km (8,247 mi)
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Murqāb

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

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