Vopnafjörður Geographic coordinates

Vopnafjörður is in East, Iceland, at latitude 65.75658 and longitude -14.82777. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

65.75658, -14.82777

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

65.7566° N 14.8278° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

65°45'23.7'' N 14°49'40'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28W 507891 7292789

Plus Code Open Location Code

9CQ7Q54C+JV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

getqnddez

Latitude and longitude of Vopnafjörður

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 65.75658 -14.82777
Decimal Degrees (DD) 65.7566° N 14.8278° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 65°45'23.7'' N 14°49'40'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 65°45.395' N 14°49.666' W

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65.7566° N 14.8278° W
Vopnafjörður Parallel and meridian of Vopnafjörður Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vopnafjörður

Distance to the equator 7,311 km (4,543 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 675 km (420 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,696 km (1,675 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,319 km (10,761 mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vopnafjörður

Vopnafjörður lies on the same parallel as cities like Oulu (Finland) and near the same meridian as cities like Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (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 Vopnafjörður 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 Vopnafjörður: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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