Al Burayqah Geographic coordinates

Al Burayqah is in Aden, Yemen, at latitude 12.73944 and longitude 44.88417. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Yemen Aden, Yemen Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.73944, 44.88417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7394° N 44.8842° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°44'22'' N 44°53'3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38P 487426 1408324

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H46PVQM+QM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sfrbmr5ss

Latitude and longitude of Al Burayqah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.73944 44.88417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7394° N 44.8842° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°44'22'' N 44°53'3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°44.366' N 44°53.05' E

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12.7394° N 44.8842° E
Al Burayqah, Yemen Parallel and meridian of Al Burayqah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Burayqah

Distance to the equator 1,416 km (880 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,861 km (3,021 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,591 km (5,338 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,424 km (7,098 mi)
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
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Al Burayqah lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on the same meridian as cities like Baghdad (Iraq).

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

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