Āsansol Geographic coordinates

Āsansol is in West Bengal, India, at latitude 23.68333 and longitude 86.98333. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 119 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

23.68333, 86.98333

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

23.6833° N 86.9833° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

23°40'60'' N 86°58'60'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

45Q 498300 2619168

Plus Code Open Location Code

7MM8MXMM+88

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tujyer7m6

Latitude and longitude of Āsansol

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 23.68333 86.98333
Decimal Degrees (DD) 23.6833° N 86.9833° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 23°40'60'' N 86°58'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 23°41' N 86°59' E

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23.6833° N 86.9833° E
Āsansol Parallel and meridian of Āsansol Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Āsansol

Distance to the equator 2,633 km (1,636 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,689 km (5,399 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,374 km (4,582 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,640 km (7,854 mi)
Elevation 119 m (390 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Āsansol

Āsansol lies on the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and near the same meridian as cities like Ürümqi (China).

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

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