Ytri Skáli Geographic coordinates

Ytri Skáli is in Streymoy, Faroe Islands, at latitude 62.15853 and longitude -6.78301. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

62.15853, -6.78301

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

62.1585° N 6.783° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

62°9'30.7'' N 6°46'58.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29V 615500 6893817

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CJM5658+CQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gg51tesg8

Latitude and longitude of Ytri Skáli

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 62.15853 -6.78301
Decimal Degrees (DD) 62.1585° N 6.783° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 62°9'30.7'' N 6°46'58.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 62°9.512' N 6°46.981' W

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62.1585° N 6.783° W
Ytri Skáli Parallel and meridian of Ytri Skáli Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ytri Skáli

Distance to the equator 6,911 km (4,295 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 352 km (219 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,096 km (1,924 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,918 km (10,513 mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ytri Skáli

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

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