Al Wadan Geographic coordinates

Al Wadan is in Al Buraimi, Oman, at latitude 23.6237 and longitude 55.56348. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 155 m above sea level.

Flag of Oman Al Buraimi, Oman Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

23.6237, 55.56348

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

23.6237° N 55.5635° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

23°37'25.3'' N 55°33'48.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40Q 353458 2613302

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HMQJHF7+F9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

thpw2ks44

Latitude and longitude of Al Wadan

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 23.6237 55.56348
Decimal Degrees (DD) 23.6237° N 55.5635° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 23°37'25.3'' N 55°33'48.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 23°37.422' N 55°33.809' E

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23.6237° N 55.5635° E
Al Wadan Parallel and meridian of Al Wadan Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Wadan

Distance to the equator 2,627 km (1,632 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,622 km (3,493 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,380 km (4,586 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,634 km (7,850 mi)
Elevation 155 m (509 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Wadan

Al Wadan lies on the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and on the same meridian as cities like Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

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

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