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RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai Coordinates

AUK, NZ · Elevation 31m

Quick answer: RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai is located at -36.787800, 174.630005 (S, E).

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

-36.787800, 174.630005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°47'16.08"S 174°37'48.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°47.2680'S 174°37.8003'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

60H 288525 5926047
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

60HTE8852526047
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rckntycxw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4VMP6J6J+R6

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

36.787800, 174.630005

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

36.787800, 174.630005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°47'16.08"N 174°37'48.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°47.2680'N 174°37.8003'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

60S 288525 4073953
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

60STF8852573953
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xys1mc18q
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8V8PQJQJ+2C

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 60HTE8852526047 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 60 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 60 runs 174° to 180° longitude.
Latitude Band H One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square TE A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter T (west–east) and row letter E (south–north).
Easting 88525 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 26047 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 RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
r
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
rc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rck
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rckn
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rcknt
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rcknty
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rckntyc
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rckntycx
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rckntycxw
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNZAF_Base_Auckland

Live Converter

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DD

-36.787800, 174.630005

DMS

36°47'16.08"S 174°37'48.02"E

DDM

36°47.2680'S 174°37.8003'E

UTM

60H 288525 5926047

MGRS

60HTE8852526047

GH

rckntycxw

OLC

4VMP6J6J+R6

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