Puryŏng-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Puryŏng-ŭp is in North Hamgyong, North Korea, at latitude 42.06224 and longitude 129.70457. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 176 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.06224, 129.70457

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.0622° N 129.7046° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°3'44.1'' N 129°42'16.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 558294 4656927

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QJF3P63+VR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wzkpr3pyr

Latitude and longitude of Puryŏng-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.06224 129.70457
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.0622° N 129.7046° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°3'44.1'' N 129°42'16.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°3.734' N 129°42.274' E

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42.0622° N 129.7046° E
Puryŏng-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Puryŏng-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Puryŏng-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,677 km (2,906 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,390 km (5,835 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,330 km (3,312 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,684 km (9,124 mi)
Elevation 176 m (577 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Puryŏng-ŭp

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

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