Nantes Geographic coordinates

Nantes is located at latitude 47.21725 and longitude -1.55336. It is part of Europe and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

47.21725, -1.55336

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

47.2173° N 1.5534° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°13'2.1'' N 1°33.202' 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 Nantes have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Nantes with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of France

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 47.21725 -1.55336
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.2173° N 1.5534° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°13.035' N 1°33.202' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°13'2.1'' N 1°33'12.1'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Nantes

City Coordinates
Budapest, Hungary 47.49835, 19.04045
Seattle, United States 47.60621, -122.33207
Rostov-na-Donu, Russia 47.23135, 39.72328
Mariupol, Ukraine 47.09514, 37.54131
Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine 47.85167, 35.11714

Cities at the same longitude as Nantes

City Coordinates
Birmingham, United Kingdom 52.48142, -1.89983
Murcia, Spain 37.98704, -1.13004
Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.9536, -1.15047
Sheffield, United Kingdom 53.38297, -1.4659
Leicester, United Kingdom 52.6386, -1.13169