Salwá is in Hawalli, Kuwait, at latitude 29.29583 and longitude 48.07861. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.
29.29583, 48.07861
29.2958° N 48.0786° E
29°17'45'' N 48°4'43'' E
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| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 29.29583 | 48.07861 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 29.2958° N | 48.0786° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 29°17'45'' N | 48°4'43'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 29°17.75' N | 48°4.717' E |
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Salwá lies near the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Ulyanovsk (Russia).
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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 Salwá 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 Salwá: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.