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Canberra Coordinates

Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Elevation 577m

Quick answer: Canberra is located at -35.280900, 149.130000 (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

-35.280900, 149.130000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

35°16'51.24"S 149°7'48.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

35°16.8540'S 149°7.8000'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

55H 693714 6093725
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

55HFA9371493725
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

r3dp3931u
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4RPFP49J+J2

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

35.280900, 149.130000

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

35.280900, 149.130000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

35°16'51.24"N 149°7'48.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

35°16.8540'N 149°7.8000'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

55S 693714 3906275
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

55SFV9371406275
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xq609w9nh
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8R7F74JJ+6J

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 55HFA9371493725 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 55 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 55 runs 144° to 150° 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 FA A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter A (south–north).
Easting 93714 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 93725 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 Canberra'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
r3
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
r3d
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
r3dp
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
r3dp3
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
r3dp39
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
r3dp393
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
r3dp3931
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
r3dp3931u
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Canberra

Capital of Australia, a planned city chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

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

-35.280900, 149.130000

DMS

35°16'51.24"S 149°7'48.00"E

DDM

35°16.8540'S 149°7.8000'E

UTM

55H 693714 6093725

MGRS

55HFA9371493725

GH

r3dp3931u

OLC

4RPFP49J+J2

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