Talas Geographic coordinates

Talas is in Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan, at latitude 42.52256 and longitude 72.2417. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,238 m above sea level.

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

42.52256, 72.2417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.5226° N 72.2417° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°31'21.2'' N 72°14'30.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

43T 273435 4711486

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JJJG6FR+2M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

txe3guuzc

Latitude and longitude of Talas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.52256 72.2417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.5226° N 72.2417° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°31'21.2'' N 72°14'30.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°31.354' N 72°14.502' E

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42.5226° N 72.2417° E
Talas, Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan Parallel and meridian of Talas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Talas

Distance to the equator 4,728 km (2,938 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,726 km (3,558 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,279 km (3,280 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,735 km (9,156 mi)
Elevation 1,238 m (4,062 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Talas

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

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