Grundarfjörður Geographic coordinates

Grundarfjörður is in West, Iceland, at latitude 64.92427 and longitude -23.26313. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Iceland West, Iceland Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

64.92427, -23.26313

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

64.9243° N 23.2631° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

64°55'27.4'' N 23°15'47.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 392994 7201929

Plus Code Open Location Code

99PRWPFP+PP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

g7x3qeh73

Latitude and longitude of Grundarfjörður

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 64.92427 -23.26313
Decimal Degrees (DD) 64.9243° N 23.2631° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 64°55'27.4'' N 23°15'47.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 64°55.456' N 23°15.788' W

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of Grundarfjörður: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.  

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

64.9243° N 23.2631° W
Grundarfjörður Parallel and meridian of Grundarfjörður Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Grundarfjörður

Distance to the equator 7,219 km (4,486 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,090 km (677 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,788 km (1,732 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,226 km (10,704 mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Grundarfjörður

Grundarfjörður lies on the same parallel as cities like Nuuk (Greenland) and on the same meridian as cities like Praia (Cabo Verde).

Map with cities near the latitude or longitude of Grundarfjörður

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

More about Grundarfjörður and Iceland

Antipode of Iceland → Distances from Iceland → Iceland Population →