Rạch Giá Geographic coordinates

Rạch Giá is in An Giang, Vietnam, at latitude 10.01245 and longitude 105.08091. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Vietnam An Giang, Vietnam Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.01245, 105.08091

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.0125° N 105.0809° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°0'44.8'' N 105°4'51.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48P 508867 1106790

Plus Code Open Location Code

7P27236J+X9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w3f8zntwd

Latitude and longitude of Rạch Giá

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.01245 105.08091
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.0125° N 105.0809° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°0'44.8'' N 105°4'51.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°0.747' N 105°4.855' E

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10.0125° N 105.0809° E
Rạch Giá Parallel and meridian of Rạch Giá Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rạch Giá

Distance to the equator 1,113 km (692 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,434 km (7,105 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,894 km (5,526 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,120 km (6,910 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rạch Giá

Rạch Giá lies on the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and on the same meridian as cities like Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island).

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

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