Şafwá Geographic coordinates

Şafwá is in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 26.6497 and longitude 49.95522. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.6497, 49.95522

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.6497° N 49.9552° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°38'58.9'' N 49°57'18.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39R 396019 2948063

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HRFJXX4+V3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

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Latitude and longitude of Şafwá

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.6497 49.95522
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.6497° N 49.9552° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°38'58.9'' N 49°57'18.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°38.982' N 49°57.313' E

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26.6497° N 49.9552° E
Şafwá Parallel and meridian of Şafwá Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Şafwá

Distance to the equator 2,963 km (1,841 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,931 km (3,064 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,044 km (4,377 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,970 km (8,059 mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Şafwá

Şafwá lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and on the same meridian as cities like Kazan (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 Şafwá 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 Şafwá: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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