Thanhlyin Geographic coordinates

Thanhlyin is in Yangon, Myanmar, at latitude 16.78195 and longitude 96.24678. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

16.78195, 96.24678

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

16.782° N 96.2468° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

16°46'55'' N 96°14'48.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

47Q 206507 1857471

Plus Code Open Location Code

7M8RQ6JW+QP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w4urqphcb

Latitude and longitude of Thanhlyin

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 16.78195 96.24678
Decimal Degrees (DD) 16.782° N 96.2468° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 16°46'55'' N 96°14'48.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 16°46.917' N 96°14.807' E

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16.782° N 96.2468° E
Thanhlyin Parallel and meridian of Thanhlyin Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Thanhlyin

Distance to the equator 1,866 km (1,159 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,111 km (6,283 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,141 km (5,059 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,873 km (7,378 mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Thanhlyin

Thanhlyin lies near the same parallel as cities like Hyderabad (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Kansk (Russia).

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

More about Thanhlyin and Myanmar

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