Al ‘Abr Geographic coordinates

Al ‘Abr is in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen, at latitude 16.1377 and longitude 47.23545. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 942 m above sea level.

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

16.1377, 47.23545

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.1377° N 47.2355° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°8'15.7'' N 47°14'7.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38Q 739061 1785464

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H8946QP+35

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t4cefcgbc

Latitude and longitude of Al ‘Abr

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.1377 47.23545
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.1377° N 47.2355° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°8'15.7'' N 47°14'7.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°8.262' N 47°14.127' E

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16.1377° N 47.2355° E
Al ‘Abr Parallel and meridian of Al ‘Abr Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al ‘Abr

Distance to the equator 1,794 km (1,115 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,033 km (3,128 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,213 km (5,103 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,801 km (7,333 mi)
Elevation 942 m (3,091 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al ‘Abr

Al ‘Abr lies on the same parallel as cities like Plymouth (Montserrat) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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

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