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Australia is an island country located in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. It can be depicted as a complete continent in itself.
The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of Australia, Tasmania, and various other islands. Australia latitude and longitude is used to explain the exact position of the country on the earth’s surface.
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A map of the country will show that Australia is bordered in the north by East Timor, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, in the northeast by New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands, and in the southeast by New Zealand. In this way, the nation is entirely bounded by the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and a string of bays, gulfs, seas, and canals.
Situated straight towards the south of Papua New Guinea, the country is physically lying in both the eastern and southern hemispheres of the earth. The latitude and longitude of Australia is: 27° 0' 0" South/133° 0' 0" East.
Latitude/Longitudes of Other Important Places in the Continent
Given below are the particular latitudes and longitudes of some of the important cities in Australia:
- Canberra: (capital city) 35 33' S, 149 18' E
- Hobart: 47 89' S, 147 35' E
- Darwin: 12 38' S, 130 88' E
- Adelaide: 34 55' S 138 36' E
- Perth: 31 92' S, 115 91' E
- Brisbane: 278 29' S 153 8' E
- Melbourne: 37 47' S 144 58' E
- Sydney: 34 0' S 151 0' E
