Falkland Islands Geographic coordinates

Falkland Islands is located at latitude -51.796253 and longitude -59.523613. It is part of South America and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-51.796253, -59.523613

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

51.7963° S 59.5236° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

51°47'46.5'' S 59°31.417' 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 Falkland Islands have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Falkland Islands with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Falkland Islands

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 -51.796253 -59.523613
Decimal Degrees (DD) 51.7963° S 59.5236° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 51°47.775' S 59°31.417' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 51°47'46.5'' S 59°31'25'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Falkland Islands

City Coordinates
Stanley -51.69382, -57.85701