Barkā’ Geographic coordinates

Barkā’ is in Al Batinah South, Oman, at latitude 23.67872 and longitude 57.88605. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

23.67872, 57.88605

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

23.6787° N 57.8861° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

23°40'43.4'' N 57°53'9.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40Q 590346 2618938

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HMVMVHP+FC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tk1ntnx6d

Latitude and longitude of Barkā’

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 23.67872 57.88605
Decimal Degrees (DD) 23.6787° N 57.8861° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 23°40'43.4'' N 57°53'9.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 23°40.723' N 57°53.163' E

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23.6787° N 57.8861° E
Barkā’ Parallel and meridian of Barkā’ Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Barkā’

Distance to the equator 2,633 km (1,636 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,850 km (3,635 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,374 km (4,582 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,640 km (7,854 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Barkā’

Barkā’ lies on the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and near the same meridian as cities like Ashgabat (Turkmenistan).

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

More about Barkā’ and Oman

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