Al Madam Geographic coordinates

Al Madam is in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, at latitude 24.97355 and longitude 55.77781. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 172 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

24.97355, 55.77781

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

24.9736° N 55.7778° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

24°58'24.8'' N 55°46'40.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40R 376637 2762575

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HPQXQFH+C4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

thrwj621m

Latitude and longitude of Al Madam

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 24.97355 55.77781
Decimal Degrees (DD) 24.9736° N 55.7778° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 24°58'24.8'' N 55°46'40.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 24°58.413' N 55°46.669' E

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24.9736° N 55.7778° E
Al Madam Parallel and meridian of Al Madam Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Madam

Distance to the equator 2,777 km (1,725 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,579 km (3,467 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,230 km (4,493 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,784 km (7,944 mi)
Elevation 172 m (564 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Madam

Al Madam lies near the same parallel as cities like Taipei (Taiwan) and on the same meridian as cities like Ufa (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 Madam 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 Madam: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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