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Constructs a Point in the GEOGRAPHY data type created from specified longitude and latitude coordinates. Coordinate validation and wrapping is applied as explained in the GEOGRAPHY type documentation.

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Syntax

ST_GEOGPOINT(<longitude>, <latitude>)

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionSupported input types
<langitude>The longitude coordinate of the GEOGRAPHY Point to construct.DOUBLE PRECISION
<latitude>The latitude of the GEOGRAPHY Point to construct.DOUBLE PRECISION

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Return Type

ST_GEOGPOINT returns a value of type GEOGRAPHY.

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Example

The following code example constructs a Point in the GEOGRAPHY data type from longitude and latitude coordinates and converts it to WKT format: 
SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOGPOINT(-73.98551041593687, 40.75793403395676)) AS result
Returns
result (TEXT)
‘POINT(-73.98551041593687 40.75793403395676)’