Christchurch Geographic coordinates

Christchurch is in England, United Kingdom, at latitude 50.73583 and longitude -1.78129. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

50.73583, -1.78129

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

50.7358° N 1.7813° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

50°44'9'' N 1°46'52.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 586000 5621157

Plus Code Open Location Code

9C2WP6P9+8F

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gcn8xknvs

Latitude and longitude of Christchurch

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 50.73583 -1.78129
Decimal Degrees (DD) 50.7358° N 1.7813° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 50°44'9'' N 1°46'52.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 50°44.15' N 1°46.877' W

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50.7358° N 1.7813° W
Christchurch, United Kingdom Parallel and meridian of Christchurch Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Christchurch

Distance to the equator 5,641 km (3,505 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 125 km (78 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,366 km (2,713 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,648 km (9,723 mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Christchurch

Christchurch lies on the same parallel as cities like Kyiv (Ukraine) and near the same meridian as cities like Zaragoza (Spain).

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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 Christchurch 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 Christchurch: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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