Ban Achung Geographic coordinates

Ban Achung is in Salavan Province, Laos, at latitude 16.28339 and longitude 106.89321. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 548 m above sea level.

Flag of Laos Salavan Province, Laos Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.28339, 106.89321

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.2834° N 106.8932° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°17'0.2'' N 106°53'35.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48Q 702301 1801220

Plus Code Open Location Code

7P887VMV+97

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w6uh8km38

Latitude and longitude of Ban Achung

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.28339 106.89321
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.2834° N 106.8932° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°17'0.2'' N 106°53'35.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°17.003' N 106°53.593' E

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16.2834° N 106.8932° E
Ban Achung Parallel and meridian of Ban Achung Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ban Achung

Distance to the equator 1,811 km (1,125 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,219 km (6,971 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,197 km (5,093 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,818 km (7,343 mi)
Elevation 548 m (1,798 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ban Achung

Ban Achung lies near the same parallel as cities like Belmopan (Belize) and on the same meridian as cities like Jakarta (Indonesia).

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

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