Balykchy Geographic coordinates

Balykchy is in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, at latitude 42.46017 and longitude 76.18709. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,641 m above sea level.

Flag of Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.46017, 76.18709

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.4602° N 76.1871° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°27'36.6'' N 76°11'13.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

43T 597601 4701553

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JJRF56P+3R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

txw1t9tsr

Latitude and longitude of Balykchy

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.46017 76.18709
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.4602° N 76.1871° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°27'36.6'' N 76°11'13.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°27.61' N 76°11.225' E

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42.4602° N 76.1871° E
Balykchy Parallel and meridian of Balykchy Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Balykchy

Distance to the equator 4,721 km (2,934 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,021 km (3,741 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,286 km (3,285 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,728 km (9,152 mi)
Elevation 1,641 m (5,384 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Balykchy

Balykchy lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Jaipur (India).

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

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