Kingston Geographic coordinates

Kingston is in Kingston, Jamaica, at latitude 17.99702 and longitude -76.79358. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 65 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.99702, -76.79358

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.997° N 76.7936° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°59'49.3'' N 76°47'36.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18Q 310098 1990774

Plus Code Open Location Code

7795X6W4+RH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d71qks285

Latitude and longitude of Kingston

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.99702 -76.79358
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.997° N 76.7936° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°59'49.3'' N 76°47'36.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°59.821' N 76°47.615' W

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17.997° N 76.7936° W
Kingston, Jamaica Parallel and meridian of Kingston Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kingston

Distance to the equator 2,001 km (1,243 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,052 km (5,003 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,006 km (4,975 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,008 km (7,462 mi)
Elevation 65 m (213 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kingston

Kingston lies near the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and near the same meridian as cities like Lima (Peru).

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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 Kingston 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 at the center of Kingston: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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