Turks and Caicos Islands Geographic coordinates

Turks and Caicos Islands is located at latitude 21.694025 and longitude -71.797928. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

21.694025, -71.797928

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

21.694° N 71.7979° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°41'38.5'' N 71°47.876' 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 Turks and Caicos Islands have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Turks and Caicos Islands with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Turks and Caicos Islands

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 21.694025 -71.797928
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.694° N 71.7979° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°41.642' N 71°47.876' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°41'38.5'' N 71°47'52.5'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Turks and Caicos Islands

City Coordinates
Cockburn Town 21.46122, -71.14188
Cockburn Harbour 21.49293, -71.53304