Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations)
Santo Domingo: (capital city) 18° 28' N, 69° 53' W
Higüey: 18° 36' N, 68° 42' W
Pedernales: 18° 2' N, 71° 44' W
Puerto Plata:
19° 46' N, 70° 41' W
The Dominican Republic is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres. Located in the north-central Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola, the country is bordered by Haiti, and by the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.