How do coordinates work in TOTK (Zelda Tears of the Kingdom)?

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Any guide covering a location in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is bound to have (or should have) coordinates. Fans may look at this odd sequence of numbers and think, “What am I reading?” No worries though; It is really easy to read coordinates once one understands what they represent.

Coordinates Explained in TOTK (Zelda Tiers of the Kingdom)

Whenever Link arrives in an area in Tears of the Kingdom, a set of coordinates will be displayed on the bottom right corner of the screen.

When viewing the map, these coordinates will still be visible. What the numbers represent is Link’s location relative to the center of Hyrule.

Each set of coordinates shows three values, indicating where Link is on the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis on the overworld. Each axis displays the following values:

• X axis: How far to the left or right of the center of Hyrule is Link.
• Y axis: How far north or south of the center of Hyrule is Link.
• Z axis: how high or low the link is relative to the ground.

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Occasionally, players may receive negative numbers on their coordinates. The number becomes negative as Link lives in central Hyrule, south of central Hyrule, or below ground level.

Based on testing, I’ve found that the coordinates of the link will be shown regardless of where the player is scrolling on the map. So, if I travel to Gerudo Town and open the map to view Rito Village, the coordinates will still be showing Gerudo Town’s location. So, I can’t see the coordinates of a place just by looking at the map; The link has to be physically there.

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