Tokelau Geographic coordinates

Tokelau is in Oceania, at latitude -8.967363 and longitude -171.855881. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Tokelau Oceania Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-8.967363, -171.855881

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.9674° S 171.8559° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°58'2.5'' S 171°51'21.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

2L 405915 9008647

Plus Code Open Location Code

623C24MV+3J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

2nmucrd37

Latitude and longitude of Tokelau

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -8.967363 -171.855881
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.9674° S 171.8559° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°58'2.5'' S 171°51'21.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°58.042' S 171°51.353' W

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8.9674° S 171.8559° W
Land of Tokelau Central point (centroid) of Tokelau Main cities

Geographic facts about Tokelau

Distance to the equator 997 km (620 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 17,826 km (11,076 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,004 km (6,838 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,010 km (5,599 mi)
Area of Tokelau 10 km² (4 mi²)
Tokelau Population 1,466

Distances calculated from the central point of Tokelau.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Tokelau

Nukunonu Latitude -9.20045 Longitude -171.84804 Atafu Village Latitude -8.54212 Longitude -172.51591 Fale old settlement Latitude -9.38516 Longitude -171.24675

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

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