Samdrup Jongkhar Geographic coordinates

Samdrup Jongkhar is in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan, at latitude 26.80069 and longitude 91.50519. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 173 m above sea level.

Flag of Bhutan Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.80069, 91.50519

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.8007° N 91.5052° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°48'2.5'' N 91°30'18.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

46R 351421 2965234

Plus Code Open Location Code

7MRHRG24+73

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

whc06qbj3

Latitude and longitude of Samdrup Jongkhar

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.80069 91.50519
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.8007° N 91.5052° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°48'2.5'' N 91°30'18.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°48.041' N 91°30.311' E

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26.8007° N 91.5052° E
Samdrup Jongkhar Parallel and meridian of Samdrup Jongkhar Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Samdrup Jongkhar

Distance to the equator 2,980 km (1,852 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,839 km (5,492 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,027 km (4,366 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,987 km (8,070 mi)
Elevation 173 m (568 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Samdrup Jongkhar

Samdrup Jongkhar lies on the same parallel as cities like Jaipur (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Chattogram (Bangladesh).

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

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