T’aet’an-ŭp Geographic coordinates

T’aet’an-ŭp is in South Hwanghae, North Korea, at latitude 38.08822 and longitude 125.2983. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

38.08822, 125.2983

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.0882° N 125.2983° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°5'17.6'' N 125°17'53.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

51S 701556 4218098

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QC737QX+78

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wyc0ejxry

Latitude and longitude of T’aet’an-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 38.08822 125.2983
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.0882° N 125.2983° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°5'17.6'' N 125°17'53.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°5.293' N 125°17.898' E

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38.0882° N 125.2983° E
T’aet’an-ŭp Parallel and meridian of T’aet’an-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about T’aet’an-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,235 km (2,632 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,863 km (6,129 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,772 km (3,587 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,242 km (8,850 mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of T’aet’an-ŭp

T’aet’an-ŭp lies near the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) 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 T’aet’an-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 T’aet’an-ŭp: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about T’aet’an-ŭp and North Korea

Antipode of North Korea → Distances from North Korea → North Korea Population →