Greenland Geographic coordinates

Greenland is in America, at latitude 71.706936 and longitude -42.604303. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Greenland America Northern · Western 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°36'15.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

23W 583908 7957910

Plus Code Open Location Code

C83VP94W+Q7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gh9xytb7p

Latitude and longitude of Greenland

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

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71.7069° N 42.6043° W
Land of Greenland Central point (centroid) of Greenland Main cities

Geographic facts about Greenland

Distance to the equator 7,973 km (4,954 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,456 km (905 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,034 km (1,264 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,980 km (11,172 mi)
Area of Greenland 2,166,086 km² (836,330 mi²)
Greenland Population 56,025

Distances calculated from the central point of Greenland.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Greenland

Nuuk Latitude 64.18347 Longitude -51.72157 Sisimiut Latitude 66.93946 Longitude -53.6735 Ilulissat Latitude 69.21981 Longitude -51.09861 Qaqortoq Latitude 60.71839 Longitude -46.03561 Aasiaat Latitude 68.70869 Longitude -52.86366 Maniitsoq Latitude 65.41506 Longitude -52.89822 Tasiilaq Latitude 65.61451 Longitude -37.63676 Uummannaq Latitude 70.67442 Longitude -52.12545 Narsaq Latitude 60.91298 Longitude -46.05055 Paamiut Latitude 61.99402 Longitude -49.66776 Nanortalik Latitude 60.14169 Longitude -45.24069 Upernavik Latitude 72.78358 Longitude -56.14933 Qasigiannguit Latitude 68.81926 Longitude -51.19221 Qeqertarsuaq Latitude 62.11667 Longitude -49.78333 Qeqertarsuaq Latitude 69.24721 Longitude -53.53682 Qaanaaq Latitude 77.46666 Longitude -69.23155 Kangaatsiaq Latitude 68.30648 Longitude -53.46405 Kangerlussuaq Latitude 67.00876 Longitude -50.68937

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 Greenland 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: the approximate geographic center of Greenland, a representative point within the country's territory.

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