Home Coordinates United States United States Anchorage is located at latitude 61.21806 and longitude -149.90028. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere. Show Decimal coordinatesSimple standard 61.21806, -149.90028 DD CoodinatesDecimal Degrees 61.2181° N 149.9003° W DMS CoordinatesDegrees, Minutes and Seconds 61°13'5'' N 149°54.017' W 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 Anchorage have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84. Map of Anchorage with coordinatesLatitude and longitude of United StatesThere are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:
Cities at the same latitude as Anchorage
Cities at the same longitude as Anchorage
Travel Answer: Reykjavik, Iceland. Both cities are at 64 degrees north latitude. Published Nov 20, 2016 Answer: Reykjavik, Iceland. Both cities are at 64 degrees north latitude. Published Nov. 20, 2016 The map above does an excellent job of illustrating the relative latitudes of European and North American cities by transposing them on the opposite continent. As with our previous look at the Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe, there are quite a few interesting things to note. Just a few observations:
The reason many European cities have milder climates than equivalent cities in North America at the same latitude is of course the Gulf Stream. Curious what the map for the Southern hemisphere might look like? Well Reddit user Yearlaren has created the following map of South American cities transposed with Australian and New Zealand ones: Want to learn more about the Gulf Stream and relative latitudes? Then have a look at the following books:
Notice anything else interesting about either map? Please leave your comments below. What latitude is Anchorage Alaska?61.2176° N, 149.8997° WAnchorage / Coordinatesnull
Is Iceland same latitude as Alaska?Nome, Alaska, and what European capital city are at roughly the same latitude? Answer: Reykjavik, Iceland. Both cities are at 64 degrees north latitude.
What parallel is Anchorage Alaska on?61st parallel north - Wikipedia.
Is Sweden the same latitude as Alaska?Alaska is located in USA at the longitude of -150 and latitude of 64. Sweden is located in Europe at the longitude of 18.07 and latitude of 59.33 .
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