Changam-ch’on Geographic coordinates

Changam-ch’on is in South Hamgyong, North Korea, at latitude 40.60611 and longitude 128.78194. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 141 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.60611, 128.78194

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.6061° N 128.7819° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°36'22'' N 128°46'55'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 481552 4495056

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QGCJQ4J+CQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wz5x4805s

Latitude and longitude of Changam-ch’on

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.60611 128.78194
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.6061° N 128.7819° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°36'22'' N 128°46'55'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°36.367' N 128°46.916' E

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40.6061° N 128.7819° E
Changam-ch’on Parallel and meridian of Changam-ch’on Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Changam-ch’on

Distance to the equator 4,515 km (2,805 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,608 km (5,970 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,492 km (3,413 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,522 km (9,024 mi)
Elevation 141 m (463 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Changam-ch’on

Changam-ch’on lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Busan (South Korea).

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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 Changam-ch’on 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 Changam-ch’on: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Changam-ch’on and North Korea

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