Gwangju Geographic coordinates

Gwangju is in Gwangju, South Korea, at latitude 35.15472 and longitude 126.91556. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

35.15472, 126.91556

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

35.1547° N 126.9156° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

35°9'17'' N 126°54'56'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 310136 3892190

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q785W38+V6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wy4rbp9p4

Latitude and longitude of Gwangju

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 35.15472 126.91556
Decimal Degrees (DD) 35.1547° N 126.9156° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 35°9'17'' N 126°54'56'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 35°9.283' N 126°54.934' E

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35.1547° N 126.9156° E
Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea Parallel and meridian of Gwangju Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gwangju

Distance to the equator 3,909 km (2,429 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,453 km (6,495 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,098 km (3,789 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,916 km (8,647 mi)
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gwangju

Gwangju lies on the same parallel as cities like Tokyo (Japan) 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 Gwangju 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 Gwangju: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Gwangju and South Korea

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