Vík í Mýrdal Geographic coordinates

Vík í Mýrdal is in South, Iceland, at latitude 63.41944 and longitude -19.00972. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

63.41944, -19.00972

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

63.4194° N 19.0097° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

63°25'10'' N 19°0'35'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

27V 599352 7033867

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CM2CX9R+Q4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ge62z3jt1

Latitude and longitude of Vík í Mýrdal

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 63.41944 -19.00972
Decimal Degrees (DD) 63.4194° N 19.0097° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 63°25'10'' N 19°0'35'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 63°25.166' N 19°0.583' W

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63.4194° N 19.0097° W
Vík í Mýrdal Parallel and meridian of Vík í Mýrdal Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vík í Mýrdal

Distance to the equator 7,052 km (4,382 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 942 km (586 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,955 km (1,836 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,059 km (10,600 mi)
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vík í Mýrdal

Vík í Mýrdal lies near the same parallel as cities like Nuuk (Greenland) and near the same meridian as cities like Frontera (Spain).

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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 Vík í Mýrdal 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 Vík í Mýrdal: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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