Hvolsvöllur Geographic coordinates

Hvolsvöllur is in South, Iceland, at latitude 63.75069 and longitude -20.22454. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

63.75069, -20.22454

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

63.7507° N 20.2245° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

63°45'2.5'' N 20°13'28.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27V 538266 7069466

Plus Code Open Location Code

99MXQQ2G+75

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ge3dev2yw

Latitude and longitude of Hvolsvöllur

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 63.75069 -20.22454
Decimal Degrees (DD) 63.7507° N 20.2245° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 63°45'2.5'' N 20°13'28.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 63°45.041' N 20°13.472' W

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63.7507° N 20.2245° W
Hvolsvöllur Parallel and meridian of Hvolsvöllur Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Hvolsvöllur

Distance to the equator 7,088 km (4,405 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 990 km (615 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,919 km (1,814 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,095 km (10,623 mi)
Elevation 46 m (151 ft)
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Hvolsvöllur lies near the same parallel as cities like Nuuk (Greenland).

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

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