Bīr Zayt Geographic coordinates

Bīr Zayt is in West Bank, Palestinian Territory, at latitude 31.96959 and longitude 35.19408. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 775 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.96959, 35.19408

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.9696° N 35.1941° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°58'10.5'' N 35°11'38.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 707333 3539168

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G3QX59V+RJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sv9jbggs3

Latitude and longitude of Bīr Zayt

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.96959 35.19408
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.9696° N 35.1941° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°58'10.5'' N 35°11'38.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°58.175' N 35°11.645' E

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31.9696° N 35.1941° E
Bīr Zayt Parallel and meridian of Bīr Zayt Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bīr Zayt

Distance to the equator 3,555 km (2,209 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,305 km (2,053 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,452 km (4,009 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,562 km (8,427 mi)
Elevation 775 m (2,543 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bīr Zayt

Bīr Zayt lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and on 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 Bīr Zayt 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 Bīr Zayt: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Bīr Zayt and Palestinian Territory

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