Seltjarnarnes Geographic coordinates

Seltjarnarnes is in Capital Region, Iceland, at latitude 64.15309 and longitude -21.99499. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

64.15309, -21.99499

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

64.1531° N 21.995° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

64°9'11.1'' N 21°59'42'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 451601 7114452

Plus Code Open Location Code

99PW5234+62

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ge2kgqxwz

Latitude and longitude of Seltjarnarnes

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 64.15309 -21.99499
Decimal Degrees (DD) 64.1531° N 21.995° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 64°9'11.1'' N 21°59'42'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 64°9.185' N 21°59.699' W

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64.1531° N 21.995° W
Seltjarnarnes Parallel and meridian of Seltjarnarnes Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Seltjarnarnes

Distance to the equator 7,133 km (4,432 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,061 km (659 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,874 km (1,786 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,140 km (10,650 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Seltjarnarnes

Seltjarnarnes lies on the same parallel as cities like Nuuk (Greenland) and near the same meridian as cities like Santa Maria (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 Seltjarnarnes 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 Seltjarnarnes: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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