Rotterdam Geographic coordinates

Rotterdam is located at latitude 51.9225 and longitude 4.47917. It is part of Europe and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

51.9225, 4.47917

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

51.9225° N 4.4792° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

51°55'21'' N 4°28.75' E

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 Rotterdam have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Rotterdam with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Netherlands

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 51.9225 4.47917
Decimal Degrees (DD) 51.9225° N 4.4792° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 51°55.35' N 4°28.75' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 51°55'21'' N 4°28'45'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Rotterdam

City Coordinates
London, United Kingdom 51.50853, -0.12574
Saratov, Russia 51.54056, 46.00861
Voronezh, Russia 51.67204, 39.1843
Łódź, Poland 51.77058, 19.47395
Bristol, United Kingdom 51.45523, -2.59665

Cities at the same longitude as Rotterdam

City Coordinates
Brussels, Belgium 50.85045, 4.34878
Amsterdam, Netherlands 52.37403, 4.88969
The Hague, Netherlands 52.07667, 4.29861
Lyon, France 45.74846, 4.84671
Charleroi, Belgium 50.41136, 4.44448