Jamaica Geographic coordinates

Jamaica is in America, at latitude 18.109581 and longitude -77.297508. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

America Northern · Western Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

18.109581, -77.297508

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

18.1096° N 77.2975° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

18°6'34.5'' N 77°17'51'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18Q 256878 2003825

Plus Code Open Location Code

77C44P52+RX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d71p109xv

Latitude and longitude of Jamaica

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	18.109581	-77.297508
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	18.1096° N	77.2975° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	18°6'34.5'' N	77°17'51'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	18°6.575' N	77°17.85' W

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18.1096° N 77.2975° W

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

Geographic facts about Jamaica

Distance to the equator 2,014 km (1,251 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,098 km (5,032 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 7,993 km (4,967 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 12,021 km (7,469 mi)

Area of Jamaica 10,991 km² (4,244 mi²)

Jamaica Population 2,934,855

Distances calculated from the central point of Jamaica.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Jamaica

Kingston Latitude 17.99702 Longitude -76.79358 New Kingston Latitude 18.00747 Longitude -76.78319 Spanish Town Latitude 17.99107 Longitude -76.95742 Montego Bay Latitude 18.47116 Longitude -77.91883 Portmore Latitude 17.97102 Longitude -76.88691 Santa Cruz Latitude 18.05336 Longitude -77.69836 Cambridge Latitude 18.31326 Longitude -77.90252 Wakefield Latitude 18.41211 Longitude -77.72183 Bluefields Latitude 18.16602 Longitude -78.02702 Islington Latitude 18.30922 Longitude -76.85482 Nain Latitude 17.96526 Longitude -77.60528 Bath Latitude 17.9482 Longitude -76.34916 Richmond Latitude 18.25478 Longitude -76.88799 Alexandria Latitude 18.30768 Longitude -77.35335 Mandeville Latitude 18.04168 Longitude -77.50714 May Pen Latitude 17.96454 Longitude -77.24515 Ocho Rios Latitude 18.4076 Longitude -77.10312 Old Harbour Latitude 17.94144 Longitude -77.10898 Linstead Latitude 18.13683 Longitude -77.03171 Half Way Tree Latitude 18.01248 Longitude -76.79928

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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 Jamaica 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 Jamaica, a representative point within the country's territory.

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