Koksan-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Koksan-ŭp is in North Hwanghae, North Korea, at latitude 38.78194 and longitude 126.66639. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 165 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

38.78194, 126.66639

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.7819° N 126.6664° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°46'55'' N 126°39'59'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 297298 4295165

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QC8QMJ8+QH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wyfhdk59h

Latitude and longitude of Koksan-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 38.78194 126.66639
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.7819° N 126.6664° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°46'55'' N 126°39'59'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°46.916' N 126°39.983' E

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38.7819° N 126.6664° E
Koksan-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Koksan-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Koksan-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,312 km (2,679 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,819 km (6,102 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,695 km (3,539 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,319 km (8,898 mi)
Elevation 165 m (541 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Koksan-ŭp

Koksan-ŭp lies on the same parallel as cities like Lisbon (Portugal) and on the same meridian as cities like Seoul (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 Koksan-ŭp 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 Koksan-ŭp: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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