Norðragøta Geographic coordinates

Norðragøta is in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, at latitude 62.20071 and longitude -6.74191. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 134 m above sea level.

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

62.20071, -6.74191

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

62.2007° N 6.7419° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

62°12'2.6'' N 6°44'30.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29V 617477 6898588

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CJM6725+76

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gg51ye69q

Latitude and longitude of Norðragøta

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 62.20071 -6.74191
Decimal Degrees (DD) 62.2007° N 6.7419° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 62°12'2.6'' N 6°44'30.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 62°12.043' N 6°44.515' W

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62.2007° N 6.7419° W
Norðragøta Parallel and meridian of Norðragøta Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Norðragøta

Distance to the equator 6,916 km (4,297 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 349 km (217 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,091 km (1,921 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,923 km (10,516 mi)
Elevation 134 m (440 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Norðragøta

Norðragøta 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 Norðragøta 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 Norðragøta: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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