Pakxan Geographic coordinates

Pakxan is in Bolikhamsai, Laos, at latitude 18.3942 and longitude 103.6611. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 156 m above sea level.

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

18.3942, 103.6611

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

18.3942° N 103.6611° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

18°23'39.1'' N 103°39'40'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48Q 358568 2034321

Plus Code Open Location Code

7PC59MV6+MC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w738wue9y

Latitude and longitude of Pakxan

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 18.3942 103.6611
Decimal Degrees (DD) 18.3942° N 103.6611° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 18°23'39.1'' N 103°39'40'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 18°23.652' N 103°39.666' E

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18.3942° N 103.6611° E
Pakxan Parallel and meridian of Pakxan Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pakxan

Distance to the equator 2,045 km (1,271 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,729 km (6,667 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,962 km (4,947 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,052 km (7,489 mi)
Elevation 156 m (512 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pakxan

Pakxan lies on the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and near the same meridian as cities like Chengdu (China).

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

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