New Zealand Geographic coordinates

New Zealand is located at latitude -40.900557 and longitude 174.885971. It is part of Oceania and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-40.900557, 174.885971

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

40.9006° S 174.886° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°54'2'' S 174°53.158' 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 New Zealand have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of New Zealand with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of New Zealand

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 -40.900557 174.885971
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.9006° S 174.886° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°54.033' S 174°53.158' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°54'2'' S 174°53'9.5'' E

Geographic coordinates - Cities of New Zealand

City Coordinates
Auckland -36.84853, 174.76349
Wellington -41.28664, 174.77557
Christchurch -43.53333, 172.63333
Manukau City -36.99282, 174.87986
North Shore -36.8, 174.75
Hamilton -37.78333, 175.28333
Dunedin -45.87416, 170.50361
Palmerston North -40.35636, 175.61113
Tauranga -37.68611, 176.16667
Lower Hutt -41.21667, 174.91667
Rotorua -38.13874, 176.24516
New Plymouth -39.06667, 174.08333
Invercargill -46.4, 168.35
Hastings -39.6381, 176.84918
Nelson -41.27078, 173.28404
Napier -39.4926, 176.91233
Mangere -36.96807, 174.79875
Upper Hutt -41.13827, 175.0502
Porirua -41.13333, 174.85
Whangarei -35.73167, 174.32391

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