Vestmannaeyjar Geographic coordinates

Vestmannaeyjar is in South, Iceland, at latitude 63.44273 and longitude -20.27339. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

63.44273, -20.27339

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

63.4427° N 20.2734° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

63°26'33.8'' N 20°16'24.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27V 536246 7035124

Plus Code Open Location Code

99MXCPVG+3J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ge38ftmke

Latitude and longitude of Vestmannaeyjar

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 63.44273 -20.27339
Decimal Degrees (DD) 63.4427° N 20.2734° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 63°26'33.8'' N 20°16'24.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 63°26.564' N 20°16.403' W

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63.4427° N 20.2734° W
Vestmannaeyjar Parallel and meridian of Vestmannaeyjar Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vestmannaeyjar

Distance to the equator 7,054 km (4,383 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,004 km (624 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,953 km (1,835 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,061 km (10,601 mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vestmannaeyjar

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

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