25th meridian west

This article is about the meridian west of Greenwich. For the meridian west of Washington, see 25th meridian west from Washington.

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25th meridian west

The meridian 25° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude ^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde Islands, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 25th meridian west forms a great circle with the 155th meridian east.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the eastern limit of Argentina's territorial claim and passes through the British claim - the two claims overlap.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 25th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N25°0′W / 90.000°N 25.000°W / 90.000; -25.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°9′N25°0′W / 83.150°N 25.000°W / 83.150; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Peary Land peninsula
82°51′N25°0′W / 82.850°N 25.000°W / 82.850; -25.000 (G.B. Schley Fjord)	G.B. Schley Fjord
82°30′N25°0′W / 82.500°N 25.000°W / 82.500; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Peary Land peninsula
82°10′N25°0′W / 82.167°N 25.000°W / 82.167; -25.000 (Independence Fjord)	Independence Fjord
82°0′N25°0′W / 82.000°N 25.000°W / 82.000; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
81°43′N25°0′W / 81.717°N 25.000°W / 81.717; -25.000 (Hagen Fjord)	Hagen Fjord
81°35′N25°0′W / 81.583°N 25.000°W / 81.583; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Mainland, Ymer Island, Ella Island and the mainland again (passing through the Stauning Alps at 72°0′N25°0′W / 72.000°N 25.000°W / 72.000; -25.000 (Stauning Alps) )
71°17′N25°0′W / 71.283°N 25.000°W / 71.283; -25.000 (Scoresby Sound)	Scoresby Sound
70°21′N25°0′W / 70.350°N 25.000°W / 70.350; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
69°9′N25°0′W / 69.150°N 25.000°W / 69.150; -25.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of São Miguel Island, Azores,   Portugal (at 37°51′N25°8′W / 37.850°N 25.133°W / 37.850; -25.133 (São Miguel Island) ) Passing just west of the islet of Formigas, Azores,   Portugal (at 36°16′N24°47′W / 36.267°N 24.783°W / 36.267; -24.783 (Formigas) ) Passing just east of Santa Maria Island, Azores,   Portugal (at 36°56′N25°1′W / 36.933°N 25.017°W / 36.933; -25.017 (São Miguel Island) )
17°7′N25°0′W / 17.117°N 25.000°W / 17.117; -25.000 (Cape Verde)	Cape Verde	Islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente
16°46′N25°0′W / 16.767°N 25.000°W / 16.767; -25.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S25°0′W / 60.000°S 25.000°W / -60.000; -25.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
75°17′S25°0′W / 75.283°S 25.000°W / -75.283; -25.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Defines the eastern limit of Argentine Antarctica, claimed by   Argentina Passes through British Antarctic Territory, claimed by   United Kingdom

See also

• 24th meridian west
• 26th meridian west

References

1. "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.