Qasigiannguit Geographic coordinates

Qasigiannguit is in Qeqertalik, Greenland, at latitude 68.81926 and longitude -51.19221. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Greenland Qeqertalik, Greenland Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

68.81926, -51.19221

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

68.8193° N 51.1922° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

68°49'9.3'' N 51°11'32'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

22W 492250 7634221

Plus Code Open Location Code

98WCRR95+P4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

fu5xe04vp

Latitude and longitude of Qasigiannguit

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 68.81926 -51.19221
Decimal Degrees (DD) 68.8193° N 51.1922° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 68°49'9.3'' N 51°11'32'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 68°49.156' N 51°11.533' W

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68.8193° N 51.1922° W
Qasigiannguit Parallel and meridian of Qasigiannguit Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Qasigiannguit

Distance to the equator 7,652 km (4,755 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,997 km (1,241 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,355 km (1,463 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,659 km (10,973 mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Qasigiannguit

Qasigiannguit lies on the same parallel as cities like Murmansk (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Porto Alegre (Brazil).

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

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