14th meridian west

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14th meridian west

The meridian 14° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 14th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 166th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 14th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 14°0′W / 90.000°N 14.000°W / 90.000; -14.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°48′N 14°0′W / 81.800°N 14.000°W / 81.800; -14.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
81°1′N 14°0′W / 81.017°N 14.000°W / 81.017; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
65°36′N 14°0′W / 65.600°N 14.000°W / 65.600; -14.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
64°43′N 14°0′W / 64.717°N 14.000°W / 64.717; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°43′N 14°0′W / 28.717°N 14.000°W / 28.717; -14.000 (Spain)  Spain Island of Fuerteventura
28°12′N 14°0′W / 28.200°N 14.000°W / 28.200; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
26°28′N 14°0′W / 26.467°N 14.000°W / 26.467; -14.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
21°20′N 14°0′W / 21.333°N 14.000°W / 21.333; -14.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
16°21′N 14°0′W / 16.350°N 14.000°W / 16.350; -14.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
13°33′N 14°0′W / 13.550°N 14.000°W / 13.550; -14.000 (Gambia)  Gambia
13°17′N 14°0′W / 13.283°N 14.000°W / 13.283; -14.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
12°40′N 14°0′W / 12.667°N 14.000°W / 12.667; -14.000 (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau
11°39′N 14°0′W / 11.650°N 14.000°W / 11.650; -14.000 (Guinea)  Guinea
9°59′N 14°0′W / 9.983°N 14.000°W / 9.983; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Ascension Island,  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 7°57′S 14°18′W / 7.950°S 14.300°W / -7.950; -14.300 (Ascension Island))
60°0′S 14°0′W / 60.000°S 14.000°W / -60.000; -14.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°57′S 14°0′W / 71.950°S 14.000°W / -71.950; -14.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

References

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