Why? CityData vs CountryData lat/long output

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1

CityData gives the lat/long coordinates as a simple two-element list:

In[1]:= CityData[Entity["City", {"London", "GreaterLondon", "UnitedKingdom"}], "Coordinates"]

Out[1]= {51.5, -0.116667}

Whereas CountryData gives the lat/long as a GeoPosition object:

In[2]:= CountryData[ Entity["Country", "UnitedKingdom"], "CenterCoordinates"]

Out[2]= GeoPosition[{54., -2.}]

This seems an oddly inconsistent design. Is there a reason that I am missing? Are there other examples of output form inconstancies across overlaps of data types between different curated data areas?

2

Strange indeed the documentation says it should be:

In[1]:= CityData["London", "Coordinates"]

Out[1]= GeoPosition[{51.5, -0.116667}]

But upon execution:

In[1]:= CityData["London", "Coordinates"]

Out[1]= {51.5, -0.116667}
3

The usage is consistent with, for example

CountryData[Entity["Country", "UnitedKingdom"], "Coordinates"]

which can then be used in a Graphics like this

Graphics[{Line[
  CountryData[Entity["Country", "UnitedKingdom"], "Coordinates"]]}]

or

Graphics[{Polygon[
   CountryData[Entity["Country", "UnitedKingdom"], "Coordinates"]]}]

or more usefully by inserting a GeoPosition into a GeoGraphics as in this

GeoGraphics[{GeoPosition[
   CountryData[Entity["Country", "UnitedKingdom"], "Coordinates"]]}]