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Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport Coordinates

U-A, AQ · Elevation 2,835m

Quick answer: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport is located at -90.000000, -1.000000 (S, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

-90.000000, -1.000000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

90°0'0.00"S 1°0'0.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

90°0.0000'S 1°0.0000'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30Z 500000 2035
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30ZWF0000002035
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5bp210pb4
Plus Code

Open Location Code

2C2X2222+22

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

90.000000, -1.000000

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

90.000000, -1.000000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

90°0'0.00"N 1°0'0.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

90°0.0000'N 1°0.0000'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30Z 500000 9997965
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30ZWE0000097965
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gzzrcpzzf
Plus Code

Open Location Code

FC2X2222+22

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30ZWF0000002035 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 30 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 30 runs -6° to 0° longitude.
Latitude Band Z One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WF A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter F (south–north).
Easting 00000 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 02035 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
5
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
5b
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
5bp
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
5bp2
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
5bp21
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
5bp210
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
5bp210p
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
5bp210pb
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
5bp210pb4
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

-90.000000, -1.000000

DMS

90°0'0.00"S 1°0'0.00"W

DDM

90°0.0000'S 1°0.0000'W

UTM

30Z 500000 2035

MGRS

30ZWF0000002035

GH

5bp210pb4

OLC

2C2X2222+22

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