Al Mughrāqah Geographic coordinates

Al Mughrāqah is in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory, at latitude 31.46587 and longitude 34.41208. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.46587, 34.41208

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.4659° N 34.4121° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°27'57.1'' N 34°24'43.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 634152 3482097

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G3PFC86+8R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sv87p04jg

Latitude and longitude of Al Mughrāqah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.46587 34.41208
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.4659° N 34.4121° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°27'57.1'' N 34°24'43.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°27.952' N 34°24.725' E

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31.4659° N 34.4121° E
Al Mughrāqah Parallel and meridian of Al Mughrāqah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Mughrāqah

Distance to the equator 3,499 km (2,174 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,250 km (2,019 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,508 km (4,044 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,506 km (8,392 mi)
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Mughrāqah

Al Mughrāqah lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Dnipro (Ukraine).

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

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