United Kingdom Geographic coordinates

United Kingdom is located at latitude 55.378051 and longitude -3.435973. It is part of Europe and the northern 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°26.158' 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 United Kingdom have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of United Kingdom with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of United Kingdom

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

Geographic coordinates - Cities of United Kingdom

City Coordinates
London 51.50853, -0.12574
Birmingham 52.48142, -1.89983
Liverpool 53.41058, -2.97794
Nottingham 52.9536, -1.15047
Sheffield 53.38297, -1.4659
Bristol 51.45523, -2.59665
Glasgow 55.86515, -4.25763
Leicester 52.6386, -1.13169
Leeds 53.79648, -1.54785
Cardiff 51.48, -3.18
Manchester 53.48095, -2.23743
Stoke-on-Trent 53.00415, -2.18538
Sunderland 54.90465, -1.38222
Islington 51.53622, -0.10304
Reading 51.45625, -0.97113
Kingston upon Hull 53.7446, -0.33525
Preston 53.76282, -2.70452
Newport 51.58774, -2.99835
Swansea 51.62079, -3.94323
Bradford 53.79391, -1.75206

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