Buôn Ma Thuột Geographic coordinates

Buôn Ma Thuột is in Dak Lak, Vietnam, at latitude 12.66747 and longitude 108.03775. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 459 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.66747, 108.03775

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.6675° N 108.0378° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°40'2.9'' N 108°2'15.9'' E

Latitude and longitude of Buôn Ma Thuột

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.66747 108.03775
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.6675° N 108.0378° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°40'2.9'' N 108°2'15.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°40.048' N 108°2.265' E

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12.6675° N 108.0378° E
Buôn Ma Thuột Parallel and meridian of Buôn Ma Thuột Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Buôn Ma Thuột

Distance to the equator 1,408 km (875 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,595 km (7,205 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,599 km (5,343 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,416 km (7,093 mi)
Elevation 459 m (1,506 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Buôn Ma Thuột

Buôn Ma Thuột lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on the same meridian as cities like Xi’an (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 Buôn Ma Thuột 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.

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