Madīnat ash Shamāl Geographic coordinates

Madīnat ash Shamāl is in Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, at latitude 26.12933 and longitude 51.2009. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.12933, 51.2009

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.1293° N 51.2009° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°7'45.6'' N 51°12'3.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39R 520084 2890022

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HRH46H2+P9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

thsktheq7

Latitude and longitude of Madīnat ash Shamāl

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.12933 51.2009
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.1293° N 51.2009° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°7'45.6'' N 51°12'3.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°7.76' N 51°12.054' E

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26.1293° N 51.2009° E
Madīnat ash Shamāl Parallel and meridian of Madīnat ash Shamāl Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Madīnat ash Shamāl

Distance to the equator 2,905 km (1,805 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,076 km (3,154 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,102 km (4,413 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,912 km (8,023 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Madīnat ash Shamāl

Madīnat ash Shamāl lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and on the same meridian as cities like Tehran (Iran).

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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 Madīnat ash Shamāl 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 Madīnat ash Shamāl: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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