Songwŏn-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Songwŏn-ŭp is in Chagang, North Korea, at latitude 40.37278 and longitude 126.30833. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 371 m above sea level.

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

40.37278, 126.30833

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.3728° N 126.3083° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°22'22'' N 126°18'30'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 271480 4472612

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QG898F5+48

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wz1vdjwum

Latitude and longitude of Songwŏn-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.37278 126.30833
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.3728° N 126.3083° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°22'22'' N 126°18'30'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°22.367' N 126°18.5' E

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40.3728° N 126.3083° E
Songwŏn-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Songwŏn-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Songwŏn-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,489 km (2,789 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,523 km (5,917 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,518 km (3,429 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,496 km (9,007 mi)
Elevation 371 m (1,217 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Songwŏn-ŭp

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

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