Patreksfjörður Geographic coordinates

Patreksfjörður is in Westfjords, Iceland, at latitude 65.59783 and longitude -23.99596. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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

65.59783, -23.99596

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

65.5978° N 23.996° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

65°35'52.2'' N 23°59'45.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 361927 7278373

Plus Code Open Location Code

99QRH2X3+4J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

g7wvjvwxj

Latitude and longitude of Patreksfjörður

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 65.59783 -23.99596
Decimal Degrees (DD) 65.5978° N 23.996° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 65°35'52.2'' N 23°59'45.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 65°35.87' N 23°59.758' W

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65.5978° N 23.996° W
Patreksfjörður Parallel and meridian of Patreksfjörður Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Patreksfjörður

Distance to the equator 7,294 km (4,532 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,096 km (681 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,713 km (1,686 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,301 km (10,750 mi)
Elevation 26 m (85 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Patreksfjörður

Patreksfjörður lies on the same parallel as cities like Oulu (Finland) 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 Patreksfjörður 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 Patreksfjörður: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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