Hellissandur Geographic coordinates

Hellissandur is in West, Iceland, at latitude 64.91757 and longitude -23.88557. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

64.91757, -23.88557

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

64.9176° N 23.8856° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

64°55'3.3'' N 23°53'8.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 363544 7202381

Plus Code Open Location Code

99PRW497+2Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

g7x123zh3

Latitude and longitude of Hellissandur

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 64.91757 -23.88557
Decimal Degrees (DD) 64.9176° N 23.8856° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 64°55'3.3'' N 23°53'8.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 64°55.054' N 23°53.134' W

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64.9176° N 23.8856° W
Hellissandur Parallel and meridian of Hellissandur Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Hellissandur

Distance to the equator 7,218 km (4,485 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,119 km (695 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,789 km (1,733 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,225 km (10,703 mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Hellissandur

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

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

More about Hellissandur and Iceland

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