Jamaica Geographic coordinates

Jamaica is located at latitude 18.109581 and longitude -77.297508. It is part of America and the northern 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°17.85' 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 Jamaica have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Jamaica with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Jamaica

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 18.109581 -77.297508
Decimal Degrees (DD) 18.1096° N 77.2975° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 18°6.575' N 77°17.85' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 18°6'34.5'' N 77°17'51'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Jamaica

City Coordinates
Kingston 17.99702, -76.79358
New Kingston 18.00747, -76.78319
Spanish Town 17.99107, -76.95742
Montego Bay 18.47116, -77.91883
Portmore 17.95032, -76.88215
Santa Cruz 18.05336, -77.69836
Cambridge 18.31326, -77.90252
Wakefield 18.41211, -77.72183
Bluefields 18.16602, -78.02702
Islington 18.30922, -76.85482
Nain 17.96526, -77.60528
Bath 17.9482, -76.34916
Richmond 18.25478, -76.88799
Alexandria 18.30768, -77.35335
Mandeville 18.04168, -77.50714
May Pen 17.96454, -77.24515
Old Harbour 17.94144, -77.10898
Linstead 18.13683, -77.03171
Half Way Tree 18.01248, -76.79928
Savanna-la-Mar 18.21895, -78.1332

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