Kara-Balta Geographic coordinates

Kara-Balta is in Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan, at latitude 42.81423 and longitude 73.84813. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 789 m above sea level.

Flag of Kyrgyzstan Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.81423, 73.84813

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.8142° N 73.8481° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°48'51.2'' N 73°50'53.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

43T 405830 4740829

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JJMRR7X+M7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

txse86ndf

Latitude and longitude of Kara-Balta

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.81423 73.84813
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.8142° N 73.8481° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°48'51.2'' N 73°50'53.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°48.854' N 73°50.888' E

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42.8142° N 73.8481° E
Kara-Balta Parallel and meridian of Kara-Balta Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kara-Balta

Distance to the equator 4,760 km (2,958 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,815 km (3,613 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,247 km (3,260 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,768 km (9,176 mi)
Elevation 789 m (2,589 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kara-Balta

Kara-Balta lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Mumbai (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 Kara-Balta 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 Kara-Balta: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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