Funafuti Geographic coordinates

Funafuti is in Funafuti, Tuvalu, at latitude -8.52425 and longitude 179.19417. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Tuvalu Funafuti, Tuvalu Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-8.52425, 179.19417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.5243° S 179.1942° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°31'27.3'' S 179°11'39'' E

Latitude and longitude of Funafuti

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -8.52425 179.19417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.5243° S 179.1942° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°31'27.3'' S 179°11'39'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°31.455' S 179°11.65' E

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8.5243° S 179.1942° E
Funafuti Parallel and meridian of Funafuti Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Funafuti

Distance to the equator 948 km (589 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 18,116 km (11,257 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,955 km (6,807 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,059 km (5,629 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Funafuti

Funafuti lies near the same parallel as cities like Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and near the same meridian as cities like Suva (Fiji).

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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 Funafuti 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.

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