East London: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for East London (South Africa) for field work: coordinates, UTM zone, scale factor, grid convergence, today's magnetic declination and geoid undulation, computed for the city center.
Values for the city center (GeoNames coordinate). Declination from the World Magnetic Model 2025 for today's date; geoid from EGM2008. For an exact point, use the tools below.
Nearest GNSS reference stations (IGS)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is East London in?
East London is in UTM zone 35S, with central meridian 27° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 585,147 m and N 6,346,649 m.
What is the magnetic declination in East London?
Today the magnetic declination in East London is 30.69° W, changing by −17.2′ per year (WMM2025 model). To get the true azimuth, add the declination to the magnetic azimuth (East positive, West negative).
What is the geoid undulation in East London?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in East London is N = 29.70 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near East London
- Port Elizabeth 238 km
- Uitenhage 247 km
- Botshabelo 432 km
- Pietermaritzburg 445 km
- Durban 459 km
- Bloemfontein 462 km
- Welkom 571 km
- Newcastle 616 km
- All cities in South Africa
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