Melbourne Geographic coordinates

Melbourne is located at latitude -37.814 and longitude 144.96332. It is part of Oceania and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-37.814, 144.96332

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

37.814° S 144.9633° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°48'50.4'' S 144°57.799' E

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 Melbourne have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Melbourne with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Australia

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 -37.814 144.96332
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.814° S 144.9633° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°48.84' S 144°57.799' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°48'50.4'' S 144°57'48'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Melbourne

City Coordinates
Coronel, Chile -37.03386, -73.14019
Hamilton, New Zealand -37.78333, 175.28333
Ballarat, Australia -37.56622, 143.84957
Tandil, Argentina -37.32167, -59.13316
Tauranga, New Zealand -37.68611, 176.16667

Cities at the same longitude as Melbourne

City Coordinates
Geelong, Australia -38.14711, 144.36069
Bendigo, Australia -36.75818, 144.28024
Geelong West, Australia -38.13888, 144.34842
Rochester, Australia -36.36352, 144.70077
Sorrento, Australia -38.33958, 144.74126