Alicante Geographic coordinates

Alicante is located at latitude 38.34517 and longitude -0.48149. It is part of Europe and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

38.34517, -0.48149

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

38.3452° N 0.4815° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°20'42.6'' N 0°28.889' W

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 Alicante have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Alicante with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Spain

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 38.34517 -0.48149
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.3452° N 0.4815° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°20.71' N 0°28.889' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°20'42.6'' N 0°28'53.4'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Alicante

City Coordinates
Lisbon, Portugal 38.71667, -9.13333
Washington, United States 38.89511, -77.03637
Dalian, China 38.91222, 121.60222
Shijiazhuang, China 38.04139, 114.47861
Sacramento, United States 38.58157, -121.4944

Cities at the same longitude as Alicante

City Coordinates
London, United Kingdom 51.50853, -0.12574
Valencia, Spain 39.47391, -0.37966
Accra, Ghana 5.55602, -0.1969
Zaragoza, Spain 41.65606, -0.87734
Islington, United Kingdom 51.53622, -0.10304