Hypocenter Monument

A hypocenter or hypocentre, also called ground zero or surface zero, is the point on the Earth's surface directly below a nuclear explosion, meteor air burst, or other mid-air explosion.
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  • Monument
  • Description: point on the Earth’s surface closest to a detonation
  • Also known as
    “Ground zero”
    “surface zero”
    “爆心地碑”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and Nagasaki Peace Park.
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The is in the city of Nagasaki, . is situated 160 metres southeast of Hypocenter Monument.
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is a located in Nagasaki… is situated 240 metres north of Hypocenter Monument.
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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also St. is situated 550 metres northeast of Hypocenter Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dejima and Nagayo.
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or Deshima, in the 17th century also called… is situated 3½ km south of Hypocenter Monument.
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 6 km north of Hypocenter Monument.
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 8 km north of Hypocenter Monument.

Hypocenter Monument

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Latitude
32.77376° or 32° 46′ 26″ north
Longitude
129.86324° or 129° 51′ 48″ east
Open location code
8Q4FQVF7+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375933470
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q685332

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hypocenter Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غراوند زيرو”
  • Basque: “Zero gune”
  • Central Bikol: “Sona Sero”
  • Chinese: “原爆点”
  • Chinese: “原爆點”
  • Czech: “Ground zero”
  • Danish: “Ground zero”
  • Dutch: “Ground zero”
  • Esperanto: “Ground Zero”
  • Esperanto: “Nulo-punkto”
  • Finnish: “Ground zero”
  • Finnish: “nollapiste”
  • French: “Ground zero”
  • French: “Monument de l’hypocentre”
  • German: “Bodennullpunkt”
  • German: “Ground Zero”
  • Hebrew: “גראונד זירו”
  • Italian: “Ground zero”
  • Japanese: “グラウンド・ゼロ”
  • Japanese: “爆心地”
  • Korean: “그라운드 제로”
  • Korean: “원폭점”
  • Korean: “폭심지”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ground zero”
  • Norwegian: “Ground zero”
  • Persian: “نقطه صفر زمین”
  • Polish: “strefa 0”
  • Polish: “Strefa zero”
  • Portuguese: “Ground zero”
  • Russian: “Ground Zero”
  • Russian: “Граунд Зеро”
  • Russian: “Граунд Зиро”
  • Russian: “Центр взрыва”
  • Russian: “Эпицентр взрыва”
  • Russian: “Эпицентр ядерного взрыва”
  • Serbian: “Nulta tačka”
  • Serbian: “Towards Zero”
  • Serbian: “Нулта тачка”
  • Slovak: “Ground zero”
  • Spanish: “Zona cero”
  • Spanish: “Zona Zero”
  • Swedish: “Ground zero”
  • Ukrainian: “Ground Zero”
  • Ukrainian: “епіцентр вибуху”
  • Ukrainian: “епіцентр ядерного вибуху”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park and 長崎松山郵便局.

Nearby Places

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