Sŏnbong Geographic coordinates

Sŏnbong is in Rason, North Korea, at latitude 42.35118 and longitude 130.38307. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

42.35118, 130.38307

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.3512° N 130.3831° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°21'4.2'' N 130°22'59.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52T 613912 4689695

Plus Code Open Location Code

8QJG992M+F6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wzs8yvy19

Latitude and longitude of Sŏnbong

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.35118 130.38307
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.3512° N 130.3831° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°21'4.2'' N 130°22'59.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°21.071' N 130°22.984' E

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42.3512° N 130.3831° E
Sŏnbong Parallel and meridian of Sŏnbong Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sŏnbong

Distance to the equator 4,709 km (2,926 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,369 km (5,822 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,298 km (3,292 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,716 km (9,144 mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sŏnbong

Sŏnbong lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Fukuoka (Japan).

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

More about Sŏnbong and North Korea

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