diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index aaf1b8e..9a61308 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Changelog
 3.3dev (unreleased)
 -------------------
 
+* Allow vGeo to be instantiated with list and not only tuples of geo
+  coordinates. Fixes #83.
+  [thet]
+
 * Don't force to pass a list to vDDDLists and allow setting individual RDATE
   and EXDATE values without having to wrap them in a list.
   [thet]
diff --git a/src/icalendar/prop.py b/src/icalendar/prop.py
index 51f15e4..5ef8272 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/prop.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/prop.py
@@ -1215,6 +1215,12 @@ class vUri(str):
 class vGeo:
     """A special type that is only indirectly defined in the rfc.
 
+    Pass a list
+    >>> g = vGeo([1.2, 3.0])
+    >>> g.to_ical()
+    '1.2;3.0'
+
+    Pass a tuple
     >>> g = vGeo((1.2, 3.0))
     >>> g.to_ical()
     '1.2;3.0'
@@ -1234,7 +1240,7 @@ class vGeo:
 
     def __init__(self, geo):
         try:
-            latitude, longitude = geo
+            latitude, longitude = (geo[0], geo[1])
             latitude = float(latitude)
             longitude = float(longitude)
         except: