Trongisvágur Geographic coordinates

Trongisvágur is in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, at latitude 61.56262 and longitude -6.84793. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

61.56262, -6.84793

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

61.5626° N 6.8479° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

61°33'45.4'' N 6°50'52.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29V 614317 6827345

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CHMH572+2R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gfgnhpjkr

Latitude and longitude of Trongisvágur

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 61.56262 -6.84793
Decimal Degrees (DD) 61.5626° N 6.8479° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 61°33'45.4'' N 6°50'52.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 61°33.757' N 6°50.876' W

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61.5626° N 6.8479° W
Trongisvágur Parallel and meridian of Trongisvágur Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Trongisvágur

Distance to the equator 6,845 km (4,253 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 362 km (225 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,162 km (1,965 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,852 km (10,471 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Trongisvágur

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

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