Al Shirūj Geographic coordinates

Al Shirūj is in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen, at latitude 14.68526 and longitude 47.76926. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,011 m above sea level.

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

14.68526, 47.76926

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.6853° N 47.7693° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°41'6.9'' N 47°46'9.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38P 798249 1625343

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H69MQP9+4P

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t49gx12eb

Latitude and longitude of Al Shirūj

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.68526 47.76926
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.6853° N 47.7693° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°41'6.9'' N 47°46'9.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°41.116' N 47°46.156' E

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14.6853° N 47.7693° E
Al Shirūj Parallel and meridian of Al Shirūj Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Shirūj

Distance to the equator 1,633 km (1,015 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,128 km (3,186 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,374 km (5,203 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,640 km (7,233 mi)
Elevation 1,011 m (3,317 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Shirūj

Al Shirūj lies on the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and near the same meridian as cities like Ulyanovsk (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 Shirūj 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 Shirūj: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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