Bulgan Geographic coordinates

Bulgan is in Bulgan, Mongolia, at latitude 48.8125 and longitude 103.53472. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,204 m above sea level.

Flag of Mongolia Bulgan, Mongolia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

48.8125, 103.53472

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.8125° N 103.5347° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°48'45'' N 103°32'5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48U 392426 5407648

Plus Code Open Location Code

8PW5RG6M+XV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

y29teyp9m

Latitude and longitude of Bulgan

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.8125 103.53472
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.8125° N 103.5347° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°48'45'' N 103°32'5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°48.75' N 103°32.083' E

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48.8125° N 103.5347° E
Bulgan, Bulgan, Mongolia Parallel and meridian of Bulgan Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bulgan

Distance to the equator 5,427 km (3,372 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,927 km (4,304 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,580 km (2,846 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,435 km (9,591 mi)
Elevation 1,204 m (3,950 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bulgan

Bulgan lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) 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 Bulgan 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 Bulgan: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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