Qeqertarsuaq Geographic coordinates

Qeqertarsuaq is in Qeqertalik, Greenland, at latitude 69.24721 and longitude -53.53682. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

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

69.24721, -53.53682

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

69.2472° N 53.5368° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

69°14'50'' N 53°32'12.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

22W 399707 7684004

Plus Code Open Location Code

98X86FW7+V7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

fu3cvwpdj

Latitude and longitude of Qeqertarsuaq

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 69.24721 -53.53682
Decimal Degrees (DD) 69.2472° N 53.5368° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 69°14'50'' N 53°32'12.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 69°14.833' N 53°32.209' W

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69.2472° N 53.5368° W
Qeqertarsuaq, Qeqertalik, Greenland Parallel and meridian of Qeqertarsuaq Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Qeqertarsuaq

Distance to the equator 7,700 km (4,784 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,042 km (1,269 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,307 km (1,434 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,707 km (11,002 mi)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Qeqertarsuaq

Qeqertarsuaq lies near the same parallel as cities like Murmansk (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Santa Maria (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 Qeqertarsuaq 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 Qeqertarsuaq: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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