Burgas Geographic coordinates

Burgas is in Burgas, Bulgaria, at latitude 42.50651 and longitude 27.46886. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.50651, 27.46886

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.5065° N 27.4689° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°30'23.4'' N 27°28'7.9'' E

Latitude and longitude of Burgas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.50651 27.46886
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.5065° N 27.4689° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°30'23.4'' N 27°28'7.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°30.391' N 27°28.132' E

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42.5065° N 27.4689° E
Burgas Parallel and meridian of Burgas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Burgas

Distance to the equator 4,726 km (2,937 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,242 km (1,393 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,281 km (3,281 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,733 km (9,155 mi)
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Burgas

Burgas lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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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 Burgas 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.

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