Greenland Geographic coordinates

Greenland is located at latitude 71.706936 and longitude -42.604303. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

71.706936, -42.604303

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

71.7069° N 42.6043° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

71°42'25'' N 42°36.258' W

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 Greenland have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Greenland with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Greenland

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 71.706936 -42.604303
Decimal Degrees (DD) 71.7069° N 42.6043° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 71°42.416' N 42°36.258' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 71°42'25'' N 42°36'15.5'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Greenland

City Coordinates
Nuuk 64.18347, -51.72157
Sisimiut 66.93946, -53.6735
Ilulissat 69.21981, -51.09861
Qaqortoq 60.71839, -46.03561
Aasiaat 68.70981, -52.86988
Maniitsoq 65.41506, -52.89822
Paamiut 61.99402, -49.66776
Tasiilaq 65.61451, -37.63676
Narsaq 60.91298, -46.05055
Nanortalik 60.14169, -45.24069
Qasigiannguit 68.81926, -51.19221
Uummannaq 70.67442, -52.12545
Upernavik 72.7872, -56.14436
Qeqertarsuaq 62.11667, -49.78333
Qeqertarsuaq 69.24721, -53.53682
Kangaatsiaq 68.30648, -53.46405
Qaanaaq 77.46666, -69.23155
Kangerlussuaq 67.00876, -50.68937
Ittoqqortoormiit 70.48456, -21.96221