Sandavágur Geographic coordinates

Sandavágur is in Vágar, Faroe Islands, at latitude 62.05372 and longitude -7.14982. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

62.05372, -7.14982

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

62.0537° N 7.1498° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

62°3'13.4'' N 7°8'59.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29V 596727 6881544

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CJJ3V32+F3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gg4cj299j

Latitude and longitude of Sandavágur

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 62.05372 -7.14982
Decimal Degrees (DD) 62.0537° N 7.1498° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 62°3'13.4'' N 7°8'59.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 62°3.223' N 7°8.989' W

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62.0537° N 7.1498° W
Sandavágur Parallel and meridian of Sandavágur Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sandavágur

Distance to the equator 6,900 km (4,287 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 372 km (231 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,107 km (1,931 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,907 km (10,505 mi)
Elevation 38 m (125 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sandavágur

Sandavágur lies near the same parallel as cities like Anchorage (United States) and near 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 Sandavágur 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 Sandavágur: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Sandavágur and Faroe Islands

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