Upernavik Geographic coordinates

Upernavik is in Avannaata, Greenland, at latitude 72.78358 and longitude -56.14933. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

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

72.78358, -56.14933

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

72.7836° N 56.1493° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

72°47'0.9'' N 56°8'57.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21X 528102 8076537

Plus Code Open Location Code

C845QVM2+C7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

fubn43c71

Latitude and longitude of Upernavik

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 72.78358 -56.14933
Decimal Degrees (DD) 72.7836° N 56.1493° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 72°47'0.9'' N 56°8'57.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 72°47.015' N 56°8.96' W

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72.7836° N 56.1493° W
Upernavik Parallel and meridian of Upernavik Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Upernavik

Distance to the equator 8,093 km (5,029 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,781 km (1,106 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 1,914 km (1,189 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 18,100 km (11,247 mi)
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Upernavik lies near the same parallel as cities like Arctic Bay (Canada) and on the same meridian as cities like Montevideo (Uruguay).

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

More about Upernavik and Greenland

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