Sŏngnae-ri Geographic coordinates

Sŏngnae-ri is in North Hamgyong, North Korea, at latitude 42.81243 and longitude 130.15401. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 81 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.81243, 130.15401

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.8124° N 130.154° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°48'44.7'' N 130°9'14.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 594348 4740632

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QJGR563+XJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wzse99z22

Latitude and longitude of Sŏngnae-ri

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.81243 130.15401
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.8124° N 130.154° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°48'44.7'' N 130°9'14.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°48.746' N 130°9.241' E

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42.8124° N 130.154° E
Sŏngnae-ri Parallel and meridian of Sŏngnae-ri Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sŏngnae-ri

Distance to the equator 4,760 km (2,958 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,274 km (5,762 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,247 km (3,260 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,767 km (9,176 mi)
Elevation 81 m (266 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sŏngnae-ri

Sŏngnae-ri lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Fukuoka (Japan).

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

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