South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Geographic coordinates

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is in Antarctic, at latitude -54.429579 and longitude -36.587909. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres.

Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Antarctic Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-54.429579, -36.587909

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

54.4296° S 36.5879° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

54°25'46.5'' S 36°35'16.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

24F 656464 3966002

Plus Code Open Location Code

39Q5HCC6+5R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

5nmfr7mkx

Latitude and longitude of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -54.429579 -36.587909
Decimal Degrees (DD) 54.4296° S 36.5879° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 54°25'46.5'' S 36°35'16.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 54°25.775' S 36°35.275' W

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54.4296° S 36.5879° W
Land of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Central point (centroid) of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Main cities

Geographic facts about South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Distance to the equator 6,052 km (3,761 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,340 km (1,454 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 16,059 km (9,979 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 3,955 km (2,458 mi)
Area of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3,903 km² (1,507 mi²)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Population 30

Distances calculated from the central point of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Grytviken Latitude -54.28111 Longitude -36.5092

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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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: the approximate geographic center of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a representative point within the country's territory.

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