Fale old settlement is in Fakaofo, Tokelau, at latitude -9.38516 and longitude -171.24675. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, near sea level.
-9.38516, -171.24675
9.3852° S 171.2468° W
9°23'6.6'' S 171°14'48.3'' W
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| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | -9.38516 | -171.24675 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 9.3852° S | 171.2468° W |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 9°23'6.6'' S | 171°14'48.3'' W |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 9°23.11' S | 171°14.805' W |
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Fale old settlement lies on the same parallel as cities like Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and near the same meridian as cities like Pago Pago (American Samoa).
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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 Fale old settlement 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 at the center of Fale old settlement: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.