Ţarţūs Geographic coordinates

Ţarţūs is in Tartus, Syria, at latitude 34.88902 and longitude 35.88659. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.88902, 35.88659

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.889° N 35.8866° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°53'20.5'' N 35°53'11.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36S 763800 3864539

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G6QVVQP+JJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sy1w2x7g6

Latitude and longitude of Ţarţūs

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.88902 35.88659
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.889° N 35.8866° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°53'20.5'' N 35°53'11.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°53.341' N 35°53.195' E

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34.889° N 35.8866° E
Ţarţūs Parallel and meridian of Ţarţūs Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ţarţūs

Distance to the equator 3,879 km (2,410 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,255 km (2,023 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,128 km (3,808 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,886 km (8,629 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ţarţūs

Ţarţūs lies on the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Nairobi (Kenya).

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

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