Zone 26 Reference
- Zone number
- 26
- West bound
- 30° W
- East bound
- 24° W
- Width
- 6°
- Central meridian
- 27° W
- False easting
- 500,000 m
- False northing (S)
- 10,000,000 m
- Scale factor
- 0.9996
Latitude Bands in Zone 26
A full UTM grid zone reference combines the zone number with one of these band letters:
26C
26D
26E
26F
26G
26H
26J
26K
26L
26M
26N
26P
26Q
26R
26S
26T
26U
26V
26W
26X
Example MGRS Prefix
An MGRS coordinate in this zone starts with 26[band][col][row]… — e.g. a coordinate in band T would begin 26T…
Landmarks in Zone 26
9 landmarks with longitude between 30°W and 24°W.
Cesaria Evora International Airport
CV · B
16.8334, -25.0553
airport
Graciosa Airport
PT · 20
39.0922, -28.0298
airport
Horta Airport
PT · 20
38.5199, -28.7159
airport
João Paulo II Airport
PT · 20
37.7412, -25.6979
airport
Lajes Airport
PT · 20
38.7618, -27.0908
airport
Pico Airport
PT · 20
38.5543, -28.4413
airport
Preguiça Airport
CV · B
16.5889, -24.2841
airport
Santa Maria Airport
PT · 20
36.9714, -25.1706
airport
São Jorge Airport
PT · 20
38.6655, -28.1758
airport