Kaesŏng Geographic coordinates

Kaesŏng is in Kaesong, North Korea, at latitude 37.97083 and longitude 126.55444. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of North Korea Kaesong, North Korea Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

37.97083, 126.55444

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

37.9708° N 126.5544° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°58'15'' N 126°33'16'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 285185 4205400

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q98XHC3+8Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wycbpb6hh

Latitude and longitude of Kaesŏng

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 37.97083 126.55444
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.9708° N 126.5544° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°58'15'' N 126°33'16'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°58.25' N 126°33.266' E

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37.9708° N 126.5544° E
Kaesŏng Parallel and meridian of Kaesŏng Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kaesŏng

Distance to the equator 4,222 km (2,623 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,953 km (6,185 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,785 km (3,595 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,229 km (8,842 mi)
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kaesŏng

Kaesŏng lies on the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and on the same meridian as cities like Harbin (China).

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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 Kaesŏng 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 Kaesŏng: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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