5th meridian west

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5th meridian west

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The meridian 5° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude ^[1] 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 5th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N5°0′W / 90.000°N 5.000°W / 90.000; -5.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°55′N5°0′W / 81.917°N 5.000°W / 81.917; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
58°38′N5°0′W / 58.633°N 5.000°W / 58.633; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland
55°52′N5°0′W / 55.867°N 5.000°W / 55.867; -5.000 (Firth of Clyde)	Firth of Clyde	Passing between the Isle of Bute and The Cumbraes, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°46′N5°0′W / 55.767°N 5.000°W / 55.767; -5.000 (Isle of Bute and the Cumbraes) ) Passing just east of the Isle of Arran, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°33′N5°5′W / 55.550°N 5.083°W / 55.550; -5.083 (Isle of Arran) )
55°7′N5°0′W / 55.117°N 5.000°W / 55.117; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — passing just east of Stranraer (at 54°54′N5°1′W / 54.900°N 5.017°W / 54.900; -5.017 (Stranraer) )
54°45′N5°0′W / 54.750°N 5.000°W / 54.750; -5.000 (Irish Sea)	Irish Sea	Passing just west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man (at 54°3′N4°49′W / 54.050°N 4.817°W / 54.050; -4.817 (Calf of Man) ) Passing just west of Bardsey Island, Wales, United Kingdom (at 52°45′N4°48′W / 52.750°N 4.800°W / 52.750; -4.800 (Bardsey Island) )
52°1′N5°0′W / 52.017°N 5.000°W / 52.017; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Wales — passing just west of Haverfordwest (at 51°48′N4°58′W / 51.800°N 4.967°W / 51.800; -4.967 (Haverfordwest) )
51°37′N5°0′W / 51.617°N 5.000°W / 51.617; -5.000 (Celtic Sea)	Celtic Sea
50°32′N5°0′W / 50.533°N 5.000°W / 50.533; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — passing just east of Truro (at 50°16′N5°3′W / 50.267°N 5.050°W / 50.267; -5.050 (Truro) )
50°9′N5°0′W / 50.150°N 5.000°W / 50.150; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	English Channel Passing just east of the island of Ushant, France (at 48°28′N5°2′W / 48.467°N 5.033°W / 48.467; -5.033 (Ushant) ) Iroise Sea Bay of Biscay — from 47°7′N5°0′W / 47.117°N 5.000°W / 47.117; -5.000 (Bay of Biscay)
43°28′N5°0′W / 43.467°N 5.000°W / 43.467; -5.000 (Spain)	Spain
36°28′N5°0′W / 36.467°N 5.000°W / 36.467; -5.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Alboran Sea
35°24′N5°0′W / 35.400°N 5.000°W / 35.400; -5.000 (Morocco)	Morocco	Passing through Fez (at 34°2′N5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W / 34.033; -5.000 (Fez) )
30°10′N5°0′W / 30.167°N 5.000°W / 30.167; -5.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
25°6′N5°0′W / 25.100°N 5.000°W / 25.100; -5.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania	For about 12 km
25°0′N5°0′W / 25.000°N 5.000°W / 25.000; -5.000 (Mali)	Mali
11°59′N5°0′W / 11.983°N 5.000°W / 11.983; -5.000 (Burkina Faso)	Burkina Faso
10°4′N5°0′W / 10.067°N 5.000°W / 10.067; -5.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
5°8′N5°0′W / 5.133°N 5.000°W / 5.133; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S5°0′W / 60.000°S 5.000°W / -60.000; -5.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°21′S5°0′W / 70.350°S 5.000°W / -70.350; -5.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway

References

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

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

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5th meridian west

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