6th meridian west

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The meridian 6° 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.

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The 6th meridian west forms a great circle with the 174th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N6°0′W / 90.000°N 6.000°W / 90.000; -6.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°58′N6°0′W / 81.967°N 6.000°W / 81.967; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Fugloy, Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (at 62°20′N6°15′W / 62.333°N 6.250°W / 62.333; -6.250 (Fugloy) )
Passing just east of the island of Svínoy, Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (at 62°17′N6°17′W / 62.283°N 6.283°W / 62.283; -6.283 (Svínoy) )
Passing just west of the island of North Rona, Scotland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 59°7′N5°50′W / 59.117°N 5.833°W / 59.117; -5.833 (North Rona) )
Passing just east of the island of Sula Sgeir, Scotland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 59°6′N6°9′W / 59.100°N 6.150°W / 59.100; -6.150 (Sula Sgeir) )
58°32′N6°0′W / 58.533°N 6.000°W / 58.533; -6.000 (The Minch) The Minch Passing just east of the isle of Lewis, Scotland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 58°15′N6°8′W / 58.250°N 6.133°W / 58.250; -6.133 (Lewis) )
57°33′N6°0′W / 57.550°N 6.000°W / 57.550; -6.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland — islands of South Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, Skye
57°1′N6°0′W / 57.017°N 6.000°W / 57.017; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Sea of the Hebrides
56°46′N6°0′W / 56.767°N 6.000°W / 56.767; -6.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland — peninsulas of Ardnamurchan and Morvern, and the Isle of Mull
56°19′N6°0′W / 56.317°N 6.000°W / 56.317; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Firth of Lorn
55°59′N6°0′W / 55.983°N 6.000°W / 55.983; -6.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland — island of Jura
55°48′N6°0′W / 55.800°N 6.000°W / 55.800; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Sound of Jura — passing just east of the island of Islay, Scotland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 55°41′N6°2′W / 55.683°N 6.033°W / 55.683; -6.033 (Islay) )
North Channel — passing just east of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 55°18′N6°10′W / 55.300°N 6.167°W / 55.300; -6.167 (Rathlin Island) )
55°3′N6°0′W / 55.050°N 6.000°W / 55.050; -6.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Northern Ireland — passing just west of Belfast (at 54°36′N5°56′W / 54.600°N 5.933°W / 54.600; -5.933 (Belfast) )
54°3′N6°0′W / 54.050°N 6.000°W / 54.050; -6.000 (Irish Sea) Irish Sea Passing just east of Lambay Island, Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (at 53°29′N6°0′W / 53.483°N 6.000°W / 53.483; -6.000 (Lambay Island) )
Passing just east of Howth Head, Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (at 53°23′N6°3′W / 53.383°N 6.050°W / 53.383; -6.050 (Howth Head) near Dublin)
Passing just east of Wicklow Head, Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (at 52°58′N6°0′W / 52.967°N 6.000°W / 52.967; -6.000 (Wicklow Head) )
51°56′N6°0′W / 51.933°N 6.000°W / 51.933; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Celtic Sea — passing just west of Land's End, England, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 50°4′N5°43′W / 50.067°N 5.717°W / 50.067; -5.717 (Land's End) )
— passing just east of the Isles of Scilly, England, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (at 49°57′N6°16′W / 49.950°N 6.267°W / 49.950; -6.267 (Isles of Scilly) )
through an unnamed part of the ocean — from 46°42′N6°0′W / 46.700°N 6.000°W / 46.700; -6.000
and into the Bay of Biscay — from 45°59′N6°0′W / 45.983°N 6.000°W / 45.983; -6.000 (Bay of Biscay)
43°35′N6°0′W / 43.583°N 6.000°W / 43.583; -6.000 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Passing just west of Seville (at 37°23′N5°59′W / 37.383°N 5.983°W / 37.383; -5.983 (Sevilla) )
36°11′N6°0′W / 36.183°N 6.000°W / 36.183; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
35°34′N6°0′W / 35.567°N 6.000°W / 35.567; -6.000 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
29°45′N6°0′W / 29.750°N 6.000°W / 29.750; -6.000 (Algeria) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
25°44′N6°0′W / 25.733°N 6.000°W / 25.733; -6.000 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
25°0′N6°0′W / 25.000°N 6.000°W / 25.000; -6.000 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
20°5′N6°0′W / 20.083°N 6.000°W / 20.083; -6.000 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
15°30′N6°0′W / 15.500°N 6.000°W / 15.500; -6.000 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
10°13′N6°0′W / 10.217°N 6.000°W / 10.217; -6.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
4°58′N6°0′W / 4.967°N 6.000°W / 4.967; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 15°59′S5°47′W / 15.983°S 5.783°W / -15.983; -5.783 (St. Helena) )
60°0′S6°0′W / 60.000°S 6.000°W / -60.000; -6.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°24′S6°0′W / 70.400°S 6.000°W / -70.400; -6.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

See also

References

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