Sakchu-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Sakchu-ŭp is in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea, at latitude 40.38944 and longitude 125.04667. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 138 m above sea level.

Flag of North Korea P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.38944, 125.04667

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.3894° N 125.0467° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°23'22'' N 125°2'48'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

51T 673713 4472994

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QG792QW+QM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wz0vv88jw

Latitude and longitude of Sakchu-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.38944 125.04667
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.3894° N 125.0467° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°23'22'' N 125°2'48'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°23.366' N 125°2.8' E

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40.3894° N 125.0467° E
Sakchu-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Sakchu-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sakchu-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,491 km (2,791 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,454 km (5,874 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,516 km (3,428 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,498 km (9,009 mi)
Elevation 138 m (453 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sakchu-ŭp

Sakchu-ŭp lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) 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 Sakchu-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 Sakchu-ŭp: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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