Musan-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Musan-ŭp is in North Hamgyong, North Korea, at latitude 42.22609 and longitude 129.20776. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 478 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.22609, 129.20776

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.2261° N 129.2078° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°13'33.9'' N 129°12'27.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 517145 4674900

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QJF66G5+C4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wzebhpn0z

Latitude and longitude of Musan-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.22609 129.20776
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.2261° N 129.2078° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°13'33.9'' N 129°12'27.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°13.565' N 129°12.466' E

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42.2261° N 129.2078° E
Musan-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Musan-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Musan-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,695 km (2,917 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,337 km (5,802 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,312 km (3,301 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,702 km (9,135 mi)
Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Musan-ŭp

Musan-ŭp lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on 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 Musan-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 Musan-ŭp: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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