26th meridian west

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
World location map (equirectangular 180).svg
26°
26th meridian west

The meridian 26° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Contents

The 26th meridian west forms a great circle with the 154th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 26th meridian west passes through:

The line is historically important because on 18 April 1941 the United States government used it as the demarcation between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres for the period of hostilities leading up to its participation in the Second World War. This influenced Britain's proposed occupation of the Canary Islands in its planned (but never executed) Operation Pilgrim. After the war began the boundary was moved to the 35th meridian west for purposes of service, as specified in the American Campaign Medal.

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N26°0′W / 90.000°N 26.000°W / 90.000; -26.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°21′N26°0′W / 83.350°N 26.000°W / 83.350; -26.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°14′N26°0′W / 83.233°N 26.000°W / 83.233; -26.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°8′N26°0′W / 83.133°N 26.000°W / 83.133; -26.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Southern Peary Land
82°10′N26°0′W / 82.167°N 26.000°W / 82.167; -26.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord
82°1′N26°0′W / 82.017°N 26.000°W / 82.017; -26.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
81°36′N26°0′W / 81.600°N 26.000°W / 81.600; -26.000 (Hagen Fjord) Hagen Fjord
81°29′N26°0′W / 81.483°N 26.000°W / 81.483; -26.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Mainland and the island of Milne Land
70°32′N26°0′W / 70.533°N 26.000°W / 70.533; -26.000 (Scoresby Sund) Scoresby Sund
70°16′N26°0′W / 70.267°N 26.000°W / 70.267; -26.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
68°47′N26°0′W / 68.783°N 26.000°W / 68.783; -26.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of São Miguel Island, Azores, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (at 37°51′N25°51′W / 37.850°N 25.850°W / 37.850; -25.850 (São Miguel Island) )
Passing just east of Saunders Island, Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°47′S26°20′W / 57.783°S 26.333°W / -57.783; -26.333 (Saunders Island) )
Passing just east of Montagu Island, Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 58°28′S26°13′W / 58.467°S 26.217°W / -58.467; -26.217 (Montagu Island) )
60°0′S26°0′W / 60.000°S 26.000°W / -60.000; -26.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
75°23′S26°0′W / 75.383°S 26.000°W / -75.383; -26.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

Related Research Articles

The meridian 100° west of the Prime Meridian 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 100th meridian west forms a great circle with the 80th meridian east.

The meridian 70° 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.

The meridian 30° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 25° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 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 50° 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 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 140° 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">25th meridian east</span> Line of longitude

The meridian 25° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 5° 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.

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 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 26° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 27° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 27° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, 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 154° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 154° 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.

References