Stykkishólmur Geographic coordinates

Stykkishólmur is in West, Iceland, at latitude 65.07537 and longitude -22.72977. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

65.07537, -22.72977

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

65.0754° N 22.7298° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

65°4'31.3'' N 22°43'47.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27W 418668 7217968

Plus Code Open Location Code

99QV37GC+43

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

g7xf4y8et

Latitude and longitude of Stykkishólmur

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 65.07537 -22.72977
Decimal Degrees (DD) 65.0754° N 22.7298° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 65°4'31.3'' N 22°43'47.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 65°4.522' N 22°43.786' W

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65.0754° N 22.7298° W
Stykkishólmur Parallel and meridian of Stykkishólmur Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Stykkishólmur

Distance to the equator 7,236 km (4,496 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,059 km (658 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,771 km (1,722 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,243 km (10,714 mi)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Stykkishólmur

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

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