Paya Terubong Geographic coordinates

Paya Terubong is in Penang, Malaysia, at latitude 5.37278 and longitude 100.27972. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 156 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.37278, 100.27972

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.3728° N 100.2797° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°22'22'' N 100°16'47'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

47N 641791 594019

Plus Code Open Location Code

6PQ297FH+4V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w0zq9fj6w

Latitude and longitude of Paya Terubong

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.37278 100.27972
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.3728° N 100.2797° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°22'22'' N 100°16'47'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°22.367' N 100°16.783' E

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5.3728° N 100.2797° E
Paya Terubong Parallel and meridian of Paya Terubong Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Paya Terubong

Distance to the equator 597 km (371 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,083 km (6,887 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,410 km (5,847 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,604 km (6,589 mi)
Elevation 156 m (512 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Paya Terubong

Paya Terubong lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Bangkok (Thailand).

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

More about Paya Terubong and Malaysia

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