French Polynesia Geographic coordinates

French Polynesia is in Oceania, at latitude -17.679742 and longitude -149.406843. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres.

Flag of French Polynesia Oceania Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-17.679742, -149.406843

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.6797° S 149.4068° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°40'47.1'' S 149°24'24.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

6K 244688 8043617

Plus Code Open Location Code

53JG8HCV+47

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

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Latitude and longitude of French Polynesia

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.679742 -149.406843
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.6797° S 149.4068° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°40'47.1'' S 149°24'24.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°40.785' S 149°24.411' W

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17.6797° S 149.4068° W
Land of French Polynesia Central point (centroid) of French Polynesia Main cities

Geographic facts about French Polynesia

Distance to the equator 1,966 km (1,221 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 14,851 km (9,228 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,973 km (7,440 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,041 km (4,997 mi)
Area of French Polynesia 4,167 km² (1,609 mi²)
French Polynesia Population 277,679

Distances calculated from the central point of French Polynesia.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of French Polynesia

Papeete Latitude -17.5347 Longitude -149.56843 Vaitape Latitude -16.50741 Longitude -151.74913 Fare Latitude -16.7123 Longitude -151.03493 Faaa Latitude -17.55933 Longitude -149.60352 Punaauia Latitude -17.63333 Longitude -149.6 Pirae Latitude -17.52985 Longitude -149.55119 Mahina Latitude -17.50648 Longitude -149.48899 Paea Latitude -17.68333 Longitude -149.58333 Papao Latitude -17.75 Longitude -149.55 Arue Latitude -17.52764 Longitude -149.53437 Vaitoare Latitude -16.67618 Longitude -151.45743 Afaahiti Latitude -17.74395 Longitude -149.32444 Otutara Latitude -17.77207 Longitude -149.41341 Paopao Latitude -17.51863 Longitude -149.82193 Taunoa Latitude -17.75139 Longitude -149.35602 Haapiti Latitude -17.56352 Longitude -149.86905 Uturoa Latitude -16.73022 Longitude -151.44256 Afareaitu Latitude -17.55 Longitude -149.78333 Tohautu Latitude -17.76099 Longitude -149.31676 Tiarei Latitude -17.53333 Longitude -149.33333

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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 French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia, a representative point within the country's territory.

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