# Geography

The **Geography** function converts [GeoJSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON) or [WKT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text_representation_of_geometry) data into the Geography data type.

### Syntax

Note: in GeoJSON and our `Geography` type, the coordinate order is always `longitude, latitude`

```
Geography(value)
```

The function arguments are:

* **value**: Contents the function converts into a valid Geography data type

### Examples

```
Geography([GeoJSON])
```

The **Geography** function returns the following values for the **GeoJSON** column:

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```
Geography([WKT])
```

The **Geography** function returns the following values for the **WKT** column:

<figure><img src="https://files.readme.io/1b3357e-2.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>