Ar Rahad Geographic coordinates

Ar Rahad is in North Kordofan, Sudan, at latitude 12.71667 and longitude 30.65. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 506 m above sea level.

Flag of Sudan North Kordofan, Sudan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.71667, 30.65

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7167° N 30.65° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°43'0'' N 30°38'60'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36P 244812 1406956

Plus Code Open Location Code

7G4GPM82+M2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sdmb36yxu

Latitude and longitude of Ar Rahad

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.71667 30.65
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7167° N 30.65° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°43'0'' N 30°38'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°43' N 30°39' E

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12.7167° N 30.65° E
Ar Rahad Parallel and meridian of Ar Rahad Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ar Rahad

Distance to the equator 1,414 km (879 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,322 km (2,064 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,593 km (5,340 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,421 km (7,097 mi)
Elevation 506 m (1,660 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ar Rahad

Ar Rahad lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Cairo (Egypt).

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

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