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Port Vila Coordinates

Shefa Province, Vanuatu · Elevation 25m

Quick answer: Port Vila is located at -17.733400, 168.321900 (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

-17.733400, 168.321900
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°44'0.24"S 168°19'18.84"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°44.0040'S 168°19.3140'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59K 215982 8037287
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59KKA1598237287
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rszen78r2
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5VJC788C+Q2

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

17.733400, 168.321900

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

17.733400, 168.321900
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°44'0.24"N 168°19'18.84"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°44.0040'N 168°19.3140'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59Q 215982 1962713
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59QKV1598262713
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xepsyk228
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7V9CP8MC+9R

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 59KKA1598237287 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 59 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 59 runs 168° to 174° longitude.
Latitude Band K One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square KA A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter A (south–north).
Easting 15982 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 37287 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 Port Vila'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
rs
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rsz
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rsze
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rszen
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rszen7
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rszen78
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rszen78r
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rszen78r2
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Port Vila

Capital of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, on the island of Efate.

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DD

-17.733400, 168.321900

DMS

17°44'0.24"S 168°19'18.84"E

DDM

17°44.0040'S 168°19.3140'E

UTM

59K 215982 8037287

MGRS

59KKA1598237287

GH

rszen78r2

OLC

5VJC788C+Q2

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