Welkom Geographic coordinates

Welkom is located at latitude -27.97742 and longitude 26.73506. It is part of Africa and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-27.97742, 26.73506

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

27.9774° S 26.7351° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

27°58'38.7'' S 26°44.104' 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 Welkom have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Welkom with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of South Africa

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 -27.97742 26.73506
Decimal Degrees (DD) 27.9774° S 26.7351° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 27°58.645' S 26°44.104' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 27°58'38.7'' S 26°44'6.2'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Welkom

City Coordinates
Brisbane, Australia -27.46794, 153.02809
Florianópolis, Brazil -27.59667, -48.54917
Resistencia, Argentina -27.46056, -58.98389
Santiago del Estero, Argentina -27.79511, -64.26149
Posadas, Argentina -27.36708, -55.89608

Cities at the same longitude as Welkom

City Coordinates
Bucharest, Romania 44.43225, 26.10626
Rivne, Ukraine 50.62308, 26.22743
Sector 3, Romania 44.4234, 26.16874
Sector 6, Romania 44.43579, 26.01649
Sector 2, Romania 44.4528, 26.13321