Pangkalpinang Geographic coordinates

Pangkalpinang is in Bangka–Belitung Islands, Indonesia, at latitude -2.12914 and longitude 106.11377. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-2.12914, 106.11377

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

2.1291° S 106.1138° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

2°7'44.9'' S 106°6'49.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48M 623858 9764620

Plus Code Open Location Code

6P98V4C7+8G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

qre7ysmsy

Latitude and longitude of Pangkalpinang

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -2.12914 106.11377
Decimal Degrees (DD) 2.1291° S 106.1138° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 2°7'44.9'' S 106°6'49.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 2°7.748' S 106°6.826' E

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2.1291° S 106.1138° E
Pangkalpinang Parallel and meridian of Pangkalpinang Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pangkalpinang

Distance to the equator 237 km (147 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,787 km (7,324 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,244 km (6,365 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,770 km (6,071 mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pangkalpinang

Pangkalpinang lies near the same parallel as cities like Nairobi (Kenya) and near the same meridian as cities like Hanoi (Vietnam).

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

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