Mosfellsbær Geographic coordinates

Mosfellsbær is in Capital Region, Iceland, at latitude 64.16667 and longitude -21.7. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

64.16667, -21.7

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

64.1667° N 21.7° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

64°10'0'' N 21°41'60'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 465966 7115774

Plus Code Open Location Code

99PW5882+M2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ge2t41ntc

Latitude and longitude of Mosfellsbær

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 64.16667 -21.7
Decimal Degrees (DD) 64.1667° N 21.7° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 64°10'0'' N 21°41'60'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 64°10' N 21°42' W

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64.1667° N 21.7° W
Mosfellsbær Parallel and meridian of Mosfellsbær Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mosfellsbær

Distance to the equator 7,135 km (4,433 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,046 km (650 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,872 km (1,785 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,142 km (10,651 mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mosfellsbær

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

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