Yeonggwang Geographic coordinates

Yeonggwang is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, at latitude 35.27814 and longitude 126.51181. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

35.27814, 126.51181

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

35.2781° N 126.5118° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

35°16'41.3'' N 126°30'42.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 273696 3906727

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q787GH6+7P

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wy3bwy5n4

Latitude and longitude of Yeonggwang

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 35.27814 126.51181
Decimal Degrees (DD) 35.2781° N 126.5118° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 35°16'41.3'' N 126°30'42.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 35°16.688' N 126°30.709' E

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35.2781° N 126.5118° E
Yeonggwang Parallel and meridian of Yeonggwang Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Yeonggwang

Distance to the equator 3,923 km (2,437 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,408 km (6,468 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,085 km (3,781 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,930 km (8,655 mi)
Elevation 44 m (144 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Yeonggwang

Yeonggwang lies on the same parallel as cities like Tokyo (Japan) and near the same meridian as cities like Pyongyang (North 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 Yeonggwang 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 Yeonggwang: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Yeonggwang and South Korea

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