El Chaltén Geographic coordinates

El Chaltén is located at latitude -49.3299 and longitude -72.88605. It is part of South America and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-49.3299, -72.88605

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

49.3299° S 72.8861° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

49°19'47.6'' S 72°53.163' 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 El Chaltén have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of El Chaltén with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Argentina

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 -49.3299 -72.88605
Decimal Degrees (DD) 49.3299° S 72.8861° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 49°19.794' S 72°53.163' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 49°19'47.6'' S 72°53'9.8'' W

Cities at the same latitude as El Chaltén

City Coordinates
San Julián, Argentina -49.30554, -67.72743
Comandante Luis Piedra Buena, Argentina -49.98513, -68.91467
Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories -49.34916, 70.21937

Cities at the same longitude as El Chaltén

City Coordinates
Port-au-Prince, Haiti 18.54349, -72.33881
Cúcuta, Colombia 7.89391, -72.50782
Carrefour, Haiti 18.54114, -72.39922
San Cristóbal, Venezuela 7.76694, -72.225
Temuco, Chile -38.73965, -72.59842