Atakent Geographic coordinates

Atakent is in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, at latitude 40.84782 and longitude 68.50643. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 263 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.84782, 68.50643

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.8478° N 68.5064° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°50'52.2'' N 68°30'23.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42T 458395 4521981

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JGCRGX4+4H

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tx28quhgg

Latitude and longitude of Atakent

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.84782 68.50643
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.8478° N 68.5064° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°50'52.2'' N 68°30'23.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°50.869' N 68°30.386' E

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40.8478° N 68.5064° E
Atakent, Kazakhstan Parallel and meridian of Atakent Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Atakent

Distance to the equator 4,542 km (2,822 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,604 km (3,482 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,465 km (3,396 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,549 km (9,040 mi)
Elevation 263 m (863 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Atakent

Atakent lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Kabul (Afghanistan).

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

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