Johannesburg Geographic coordinates

Johannesburg is in Gauteng, South Africa, at latitude -26.20227 and longitude 28.04363. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,767 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-26.20227, 28.04363

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.2023° S 28.0436° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°12'8.2'' S 28°2'37.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 604268 7101496

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G5CQ2XV+3F

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ke7fynh8x

Latitude and longitude of Johannesburg

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -26.20227 28.04363
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.2023° S 28.0436° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°12'8.2'' S 28°2'37.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°12.136' S 28°2.618' E

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26.2023° S 28.0436° E
Johannesburg Parallel and meridian of Johannesburg Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Johannesburg

Distance to the equator 2,913 km (1,810 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,792 km (1,735 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,920 km (8,028 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,094 km (4,408 mi)
Elevation 1,767 m (5,797 ft)
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Johannesburg lies near the same parallel as cities like Curitiba (Brazil) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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

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