Al Ghanţū Geographic coordinates

Al Ghanţū is in Homs, Syria, at latitude 34.82202 and longitude 36.69613. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 455 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.82202, 36.69613

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.822° N 36.6961° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°49'19.3'' N 36°41'46.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 289294 3855726

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G6RRMCW+RF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sy4n551kc

Latitude and longitude of Al Ghanţū

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.82202 36.69613
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.822° N 36.6961° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°49'19.3'' N 36°41'46.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°49.321' N 36°41.768' E

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34.822° N 36.6961° E
Al Ghanţū Parallel and meridian of Al Ghanţū Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Ghanţū

Distance to the equator 3,872 km (2,406 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,330 km (2,069 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,135 km (3,812 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,879 km (8,624 mi)
Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft)
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Al Ghanţū lies on the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Moscow (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 Al Ghanţū 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 Al Ghanţū: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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