Abū ‘Arīsh Geographic coordinates

Abū ‘Arīsh is in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 16.96887 and longitude 42.83251. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 69 m above sea level.

Flag of Saudi Arabia Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.96887, 42.83251

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.9689° N 42.8325° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°58'7.9'' N 42°49'57'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38Q 269201 1877386

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H84XR9M+G2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sgn2w9jdv

Latitude and longitude of Abū ‘Arīsh

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.96887 42.83251
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.9689° N 42.8325° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°58'7.9'' N 42°49'57'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°58.132' N 42°49.951' E

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16.9689° N 42.8325° E
Abū ‘Arīsh Parallel and meridian of Abū ‘Arīsh Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Abū ‘Arīsh

Distance to the equator 1,887 km (1,172 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,546 km (2,825 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,120 km (5,046 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,894 km (7,390 mi)
Elevation 69 m (226 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Abū ‘Arīsh

Abū ‘Arīsh lies near the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Jamaica) and near the same meridian as cities like Stavropol (Russia).

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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 Abū ‘Arīsh 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 Abū ‘Arīsh: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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