Ólafsvík Geographic coordinates

Ólafsvík is in West, Iceland, at latitude 64.89429 and longitude -23.70918. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

64.89429, -23.70918

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

64.8943° N 23.7092° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

64°53'39.4'' N 23°42'33'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 371770 7199419

Plus Code Open Location Code

99PRV7VR+P8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

g7x1hmxs8

Latitude and longitude of Ólafsvík

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 64.89429 -23.70918
Decimal Degrees (DD) 64.8943° N 23.7092° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 64°53'39.4'' N 23°42'33'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 64°53.657' N 23°42.551' W

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64.8943° N 23.7092° W
Ólafsvík Parallel and meridian of Ólafsvík Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ólafsvík

Distance to the equator 7,216 km (4,484 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,112 km (691 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,791 km (1,735 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,223 km (10,702 mi)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ólafsvík

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

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