Qalaikhumb Geographic coordinates

Qalaikhumb is in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, at latitude 38.45373 and longitude 70.78902. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,258 m above sea level.

Flag of Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

38.45373, 70.78902

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.4537° N 70.789° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°27'13.4'' N 70°47'20.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42S 656104 4257675

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JCGFQ3Q+FJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

twf6fb6cp

Latitude and longitude of Qalaikhumb

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 38.45373 70.78902
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.4537° N 70.789° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°27'13.4'' N 70°47'20.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°27.224' N 70°47.341' E

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38.4537° N 70.789° E
Qalaikhumb Parallel and meridian of Qalaikhumb Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Qalaikhumb

Distance to the equator 4,276 km (2,657 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,998 km (3,727 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,731 km (3,561 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,283 km (8,875 mi)
Elevation 1,258 m (4,127 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Qalaikhumb

Qalaikhumb lies near the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Peshawar (Pakistan).

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

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