Hŭkkyo-ri Geographic coordinates

Hŭkkyo-ri is in North Hwanghae, North Korea, at latitude 38.79861 and longitude 125.79194. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

38.79861, 125.79194

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.7986° N 125.7919° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°47'55'' N 125°47'31'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

51S 742464 4298132

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QC7QQXR+CQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wyckwrnfk

Latitude and longitude of Hŭkkyo-ri

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 38.79861 125.79194
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.7986° N 125.7919° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°47'55'' N 125°47'31'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°47.917' N 125°47.516' E

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38.7986° N 125.7919° E
Hŭkkyo-ri Parallel and meridian of Hŭkkyo-ri Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Hŭkkyo-ri

Distance to the equator 4,314 km (2,681 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,769 km (6,070 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,693 km (3,538 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,321 km (8,899 mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
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Hŭkkyo-ri lies on the same parallel as cities like Lisbon (Portugal) and on the same meridian as cities like Dili (Timor Leste).

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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 Hŭkkyo-ri 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 Hŭkkyo-ri: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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