Pakhtakoron Geographic coordinates

Pakhtakoron is in Sughd, Tajikistan, at latitude 40.15709 and longitude 68.74659. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 387 m above sea level.

Flag of Tajikistan Sughd, Tajikistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.15709, 68.74659

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.1571° N 68.7466° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°9'25.5'' N 68°44'47.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42T 478419 4445224

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JGC5P4W+RJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tx0ukq7sp

Latitude and longitude of Pakhtakoron

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.15709 68.74659
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.1571° N 68.7466° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°9'25.5'' N 68°44'47.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°9.425' N 68°44.795' E

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40.1571° N 68.7466° E
Pakhtakoron Parallel and meridian of Pakhtakoron Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pakhtakoron

Distance to the equator 4,465 km (2,774 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,685 km (3,532 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,542 km (3,444 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,472 km (8,993 mi)
Elevation 387 m (1,270 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pakhtakoron

Pakhtakoron lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Kabul (Afghanistan).

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

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