Canada Geographic coordinates

Canada is in America, at latitude 56.130366 and longitude -106.346771. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

America Northern · Western Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.130366, -106.346771

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.1304° N 106.3468° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°7'49.3'' N 106°20'48.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

13V 416291 6221406

Plus Code Open Location Code

958M4MJ3+47

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

c9urk40xh

Latitude and longitude of Canada

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	56.130366	-106.346771
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	56.1304° N	106.3468° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	56°7'49.3'' N	106°20'48.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	56°7.822' N	106°20.806' W

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of Canada: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.

Degree labels

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

Reference lines

Main cities

56.1304° N 106.3468° W

Land of Canada Central point (centroid) of Canada Main cities

Geographic facts about Canada

Distance to the equator 6,241 km (3,878 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,892 km (3,661 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 3,766 km (2,340 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 16,248 km (10,096 mi)

Area of Canada 9,984,670 km² (3,855,101 mi²)

Canada Population 37,058,856

Distances calculated from the central point of Canada.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Canada

Toronto Latitude 43.70643 Longitude -79.39864 Ottawa Latitude 45.41117 Longitude -75.69812 Montréal Latitude 45.50884 Longitude -73.58781 Edmonton Latitude 53.55014 Longitude -113.46871 Winnipeg Latitude 49.8844 Longitude -97.14704 Mississauga Latitude 43.5789 Longitude -79.6583 Vancouver Latitude 49.24966 Longitude -123.11934 Brampton Latitude 43.68341 Longitude -79.76633 Calgary Latitude 51.05011 Longitude -114.08529 Hamilton Latitude 43.25011 Longitude -79.84963 Surrey Latitude 49.10635 Longitude -122.82509 Halifax Latitude 44.64269 Longitude -63.57688 Laval Latitude 45.56995 Longitude -73.692 London Latitude 42.98339 Longitude -81.23304 Etobicoke Latitude 43.64415 Longitude -79.56985 Markham Latitude 43.86682 Longitude -79.2663 Vaughan Latitude 43.8361 Longitude -79.49827 Gatineau Latitude 45.47723 Longitude -75.70164 Victoria Latitude 48.4359 Longitude -123.35155 Saskatoon Latitude 52.13238 Longitude -106.66892

More cities:

To search the latitude and longitude of other countries and cities use the coordinates finder.

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 Canada 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: the approximate geographic center of Canada, a representative point within the country's territory.

More about Canada

Antipode of Canada → Distances from Canada → Canada Population →