Richmond Geographic coordinates

Richmond is in Canterbury, New Zealand, at latitude -43.50833 and longitude 172.65013. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of New Zealand Canterbury, New Zealand Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-43.50833, 172.65013

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

43.5083° S 172.6501° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

43°30'30'' S 172°39'0.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

59G 633386 5181411

Plus Code Open Location Code

4V8JFMR2+M3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

rb6b2xxcx

Latitude and longitude of Richmond

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -43.50833 172.65013
Decimal Degrees (DD) 43.5083° S 172.6501° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 43°30'30'' S 172°39'0.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 43°30.5' S 172°39.008' E

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43.5083° S 172.6501° E
Richmond, Canterbury, New Zealand Parallel and meridian of Richmond Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Richmond

Distance to the equator 4,838 km (3,006 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,311 km (6,407 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 14,845 km (9,224 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 5,169 km (3,212 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Richmond

Richmond lies near the same parallel as cities like Hobart (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Tarawa (Kiribati).

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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 Richmond 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 Richmond: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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