1st meridian west

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The meridian 1° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

From pole to pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N1°0′W / 90.000°N 1.000°W / 90.000; -1.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°42′N1°0′W / 81.700°N 1.000°W / 81.700; -1.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°42′N1°0′W / 60.700°N 1.000°W / 60.700; -1.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — islands of Yell and Hascosay, Shetland
60°36′N1°0′W / 60.600°N 1.000°W / 60.600; -1.000 (North Sea)	North Sea
60°22′N1°0′W / 60.367°N 1.000°W / 60.367; -1.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of Whalsay, Shetland
60°20′N1°0′W / 60.333°N 1.000°W / 60.333; -1.000 (North Sea)	North Sea	Passing just east of the Isle of Noss, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 60°8′N1°1′W / 60.133°N 1.017°W / 60.133; -1.017 (Noss) )
54°36′N1°0′W / 54.600°N 1.000°W / 54.600; -1.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — making landfall just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
50°47′N1°0′W / 50.783°N 1.000°W / 50.783; -1.000 (English Channel)	English Channel	Passing just east of the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom (at 50°41′N1°4′W / 50.683°N 1.067°W / 50.683; -1.067 (Isle of Wight) )
49°24′N1°0′W / 49.400°N 1.000°W / 49.400; -1.000 (France)	France
42°59′N1°0′W / 42.983°N 1.000°W / 42.983; -1.000 (Spain)	Spain	Passing just west of Cartagena, Murcia at 37°36′N0°59′W / 37.600°N 0.983°W / 37.600; -0.983 (Cartagena)
37°35′N1°0′W / 37.583°N 1.000°W / 37.583; -1.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
35°41′N1°0′W / 35.683°N 1.000°W / 35.683; -1.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
32°32′N1°0′W / 32.533°N 1.000°W / 32.533; -1.000 (Morocco)	Morocco	For about 1 km at the easternmost part of the country
32°31′N1°0′W / 32.517°N 1.000°W / 32.517; -1.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
22°33′N1°0′W / 22.550°N 1.000°W / 22.550; -1.000 (Mali)	Mali
14°51′N1°0′W / 14.850°N 1.000°W / 14.850; -1.000 (Burkina Faso)	Burkina Faso
10°59′N1°0′W / 10.983°N 1.000°W / 10.983; -1.000 (Ghana)	Ghana
5°12′N1°0′W / 5.200°N 1.000°W / 5.200; -1.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S1°0′W / 60.000°S 1.000°W / -60.000; -1.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
68°52′S1°0′W / 68.867°S 1.000°W / -68.867; -1.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway

Next westward: 2nd meridian west	1st meridian west forms a great circle with 179th meridian east	Next eastward: Prime meridian

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The meridian 10° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 40° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 60° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 70° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 130° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 170° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 74° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 155° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 15° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 55° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 65° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 85° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 95° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 125° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 175° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 35° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 1° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 145° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 77° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

References

↑ "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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[1] "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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