diff --git a/src/ol/coordinate.js b/src/ol/coordinate.js
index 21c230115d..eea13ca6c9 100644
--- a/src/ol/coordinate.js
+++ b/src/ol/coordinate.js
@@ -101,14 +101,13 @@ ol.coordinate.createStringXY = function(opt_fractionDigits) {
 
 
 /**
- * @private
- * @param {number} degrees Degrees.
  * @param {string} hemispheres Hemispheres.
+ * @param {number} degrees Degrees.
  * @param {number=} opt_fractionDigits The number of digits to include
  *    after the decimal point. Default is `0`.
  * @return {string} String.
  */
-ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS_ = function(degrees, hemispheres, opt_fractionDigits) {
+ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS = function(hemispheres, degrees, opt_fractionDigits) {
   var normalizedDegrees = ol.math.modulo(degrees + 180, 360) - 180;
   var x = Math.abs(3600 * normalizedDegrees);
   var dflPrecision = opt_fractionDigits || 0;
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS_ = function(degrees, hemispheres, opt_fraction
   }
 
   return deg + '\u00b0 ' + ol.string.padNumber(min, 2) + '\u2032 ' +
-    ol.string.padNumber(sec, 2, dflPrecision) + '\u2033 ' +
-    hemispheres.charAt(normalizedDegrees < 0 ? 1 : 0);
+    ol.string.padNumber(sec, 2, dflPrecision) + '\u2033' +
+    (normalizedDegrees == 0 ? '' : ' ' + hemispheres.charAt(normalizedDegrees < 0 ? 1 : 0));
 };
 
 
@@ -313,8 +312,8 @@ ol.coordinate.squaredDistanceToSegment = function(coordinate, segment) {
  */
 ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS = function(coordinate, opt_fractionDigits) {
   if (coordinate) {
-    return ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS_(coordinate[1], 'NS', opt_fractionDigits) + ' ' +
-        ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS_(coordinate[0], 'EW', opt_fractionDigits);
+    return ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS('NS', coordinate[1], opt_fractionDigits) + ' ' +
+        ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS('EW', coordinate[0], opt_fractionDigits);
   } else {
     return '';
   }