Utqiagvik Geographic coordinates

Utqiagvik is in Alaska, United States, at latitude 71.29058 and longitude -156.78872. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

71.29058, -156.78872

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

71.2906° N 156.7887° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

71°17'26.1'' N 156°47'19.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

4W 579151 7911252

Plus Code Open Location Code

C33576R6+6G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

bs8t84jcw

Latitude and longitude of Utqiagvik

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 71.29058 -156.78872
Decimal Degrees (DD) 71.2906° N 156.7887° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 71°17'26.1'' N 156°47'19.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 71°17.435' N 156°47.323' W

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71.2906° N 156.7887° W
Utqiagvik Parallel and meridian of Utqiagvik Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Utqiagvik

Distance to the equator 7,927 km (4,925 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,072 km (2,531 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 2,080 km (1,293 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 17,934 km (11,144 mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
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Utqiagvik lies near the same parallel as cities like Hammerfest (Norway).

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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 Utqiagvik 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 Utqiagvik: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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