Switzerland Geographic coordinates

Switzerland is in Europe, at latitude 46.818188 and longitude 8.227512. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Europe Northern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

46.818188, 8.227512

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

46.8182° N 8.2275° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

46°49'5.5'' N 8°13'39'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 441072 5185250

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FRCR69H+72

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0mf74zpd

Latitude and longitude of Switzerland

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	46.818188	8.227512
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	46.8182° N	8.2275° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	46°49'5.5'' N	8°13'39'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	46°49.091' N	8°13.651' E

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46.8182° N 8.2275° E

Land of Switzerland Central point (centroid) of Switzerland Main cities

Geographic facts about Switzerland

Distance to the equator 5,206 km (3,235 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 626 km (389 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 4,801 km (2,983 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 15,213 km (9,453 mi)

Area of Switzerland 41,290 km² (15,942 mi²)

Switzerland Population 8,516,543

Distances calculated from the central point of Switzerland.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Switzerland

Bern Latitude 46.94809 Longitude 7.44744 Zürich Latitude 47.36667 Longitude 8.55 Geneva Latitude 46.20222 Longitude 6.14569 Basel Latitude 47.55839 Longitude 7.57327 Lausanne Latitude 46.516 Longitude 6.63282 Winterthur Latitude 47.50564 Longitude 8.72413 Thal Latitude 47.46677 Longitude 9.56643 Montana Latitude 46.31338 Longitude 7.48839 Koblenz Latitude 47.60972 Longitude 8.2375 Esslingen Latitude 47.28325 Longitude 8.71038 Linden Latitude 46.8469 Longitude 7.67831 Luzern Latitude 47.05048 Longitude 8.30635 Sankt Gallen Latitude 47.42391 Longitude 9.37477 Lugano Latitude 46.01008 Longitude 8.96004 Biel/Bienne Latitude 47.13713 Longitude 7.24608 Zürich (Kreis 11) Latitude 47.42326 Longitude 8.52166 Zürich (Kreis 3) Latitude 47.35785 Longitude 8.50296 Zürich (Kreis 9) Latitude 47.38245 Longitude 8.47993 Thun Latitude 46.75118 Longitude 7.62166 Bellinzona Latitude 46.19278 Longitude 9.01703

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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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland, a representative point within the country's territory.

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