Qalansīyah Geographic coordinates

Qalansīyah is in Soqatra, Yemen, at latitude 12.68958 and longitude 53.48709. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

12.68958, 53.48709

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.6896° N 53.4871° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°41'22.5'' N 53°29'13.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39P 770112 1404096

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H4MMFQP+RR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t4q01nh45

Latitude and longitude of Qalansīyah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.68958 53.48709
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.6896° N 53.4871° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°41'22.5'' N 53°29'13.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°41.375' N 53°29.225' E

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12.6896° N 53.4871° E
Qalansīyah Parallel and meridian of Qalansīyah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Qalansīyah

Distance to the equator 1,411 km (877 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,791 km (3,598 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,596 km (5,341 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,418 km (7,095 mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Qalansīyah

Qalansīyah lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and near the same meridian as cities like Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).

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

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