United Kingdom Geographic coordinates

United Kingdom is in Europe, at latitude 55.378051 and longitude -3.435973. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of United Kingdom Europe Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

55.378051, -3.435973

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

55.3781° N 3.436° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

55°22'41'' N 3°26'9.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 472374 6136948

Plus Code Open Location Code

9C7R9HH7+6J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gcve1c608

Latitude and longitude of United Kingdom

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 55.378051 -3.435973
Decimal Degrees (DD) 55.3781° N 3.436° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 55°22'41'' N 3°26'9.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 55°22.683' N 3°26.158' W

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55.3781° N 3.436° W
Land of United Kingdom Central point (centroid) of United Kingdom Main cities

Geographic facts about United Kingdom

Distance to the equator 6,157 km (3,826 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 217 km (135 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,850 km (2,392 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,165 km (10,044 mi)
Area of United Kingdom 244,820 km² (94,525 mi²)
United Kingdom Population 66,488,991

Distances calculated from the central point of United Kingdom.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of United Kingdom

London Latitude 51.50853 Longitude -0.12574 Birmingham Latitude 52.48142 Longitude -1.89983 Glasgow Latitude 55.86515 Longitude -4.25763 Manchester Latitude 53.48095 Longitude -2.23743 Sheffield Latitude 53.38297 Longitude -1.4659 Leeds Latitude 53.79648 Longitude -1.54785 Liverpool Latitude 53.41058 Longitude -2.97794 Bristol Latitude 51.45523 Longitude -2.59665 Cardiff Latitude 51.48 Longitude -3.18 Leicester Latitude 52.6386 Longitude -1.13169 Bradford Latitude 53.79391 Longitude -1.75206 Belfast Latitude 54.59682 Longitude -5.92541 Nottingham Latitude 52.9536 Longitude -1.15047 Islington Latitude 51.53622 Longitude -0.10304 Reading Latitude 51.45625 Longitude -0.97113 Kingston upon Hull Latitude 53.7446 Longitude -0.33525 Preston Latitude 53.76282 Longitude -2.70452 Swansea Latitude 51.62079 Longitude -3.94323 Newcastle upon Tyne Latitude 54.97328 Longitude -1.61396 Brighton Latitude 50.82838 Longitude -0.13947

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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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom, a representative point within the country's territory.

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