Antarctica Geographic coordinates

Antarctica is located at latitude -75.250973 and longitude -0.071389. It is part of Antarctic and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-75.250973, -0.071389

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

75.251° S 0.0714° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

75°15'3.5'' S 0°4.283' W

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 Antarctica have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Antarctica with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Antarctica

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard -75.250973 -0.071389
Decimal Degrees (DD) 75.251° S 0.0714° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 75°15.058' S 0°4.283' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 75°15'3.5'' S 0°4'17'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Antarctica

City Coordinates
McMurdo Station -77.846, 166.676