Fuglafjørður Geographic coordinates

Fuglafjørður is in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, at latitude 62.24398 and longitude -6.81395. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Faroe Islands Eysturoy, Faroe Islands Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

62.24398, -6.81395

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

62.244° N 6.814° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

62°14'38.3'' N 6°48'50.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29V 613567 6903278

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CJM65VP+HC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gg54hgnjr

Latitude and longitude of Fuglafjørður

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 62.24398 -6.81395
Decimal Degrees (DD) 62.244° N 6.814° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 62°14'38.3'' N 6°48'50.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 62°14.639' N 6°48.837' W

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62.244° N 6.814° W
Fuglafjørður Parallel and meridian of Fuglafjørður Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Fuglafjørður

Distance to the equator 6,921 km (4,300 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 353 km (219 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,086 km (1,918 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,928 km (10,519 mi)
Elevation 30 m (98 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Fuglafjørður

Fuglafjørður lies near the same parallel as cities like Anchorage (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Dublin (Ireland).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Fuglafjørður have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Fuglafjørður: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Fuglafjørður and Faroe Islands

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