16th meridian west

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16th meridian west

The meridian 16° 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 16th meridian west forms a great circle with the 164th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 16th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 16°0′W / 90.000°N 16.000°W / 90.000; -16.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°45′N 16°0′W / 81.750°N 16.000°W / 81.750; -16.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
80°21′N 16°0′W / 80.350°N 16.000°W / 80.350; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
66°31′N 16°0′W / 66.517°N 16.000°W / 66.517; -16.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
64°7′N 16°0′W / 64.117°N 16.000°W / 64.117; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Porto Santo Island,  Portugal (at 33°5′N 16°17′W / 33.083°N 16.283°W / 33.083; -16.283 (Porto Santo Island))
Passing just west of Selvagem Grande Island,  Portugal (at 30°8′N 15°52′W / 30.133°N 15.867°W / 30.133; -15.867 (Selvagem Grande Island))
Passing just east of Selvagem Pequena Island,  Portugal (at 30°2′N 16°2′W / 30.033°N 16.033°W / 30.033; -16.033 (Selvagem Pequena Island))
Passing just east of the islands of Tenerife,  Spain (at 28°33′N 16°7′W / 28.550°N 16.117°W / 28.550; -16.117 (Tenerife))
Passing just west of the island of Gran Canaria,  Spain (at 27°55′N 15°49′W / 27.917°N 15.817°W / 27.917; -15.817 (Gran Canaria))
23°39′N 16°0′W / 23.650°N 16.000°W / 23.650; -16.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Dakhla peninsula — claimed by  Morocco
23°38′N 16°0′W / 23.633°N 16.000°W / 23.633; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
23°22′N 16°0′W / 23.367°N 16.000°W / 23.367; -16.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
21°20′N 16°0′W / 21.333°N 16.000°W / 21.333; -16.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania Passing through Nouakchott (at 18°6′N 16°0′W / 18.100°N 16.000°W / 18.100; -16.000 (Nouakchott))
16°30′N 16°0′W / 16.500°N 16.000°W / 16.500; -16.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
13°35′N 16°0′W / 13.583°N 16.000°W / 13.583; -16.000 (Gambia)  Gambia
13°10′N 16°0′W / 13.167°N 16.000°W / 13.167; -16.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
12°27′N 16°0′W / 12.450°N 16.000°W / 12.450; -16.000 (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau Mainland and Ilha de Pecixe
11°48′N 16°0′W / 11.800°N 16.000°W / 11.800; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
11°34′N 16°0′W / 11.567°N 16.000°W / 11.567; -16.000 (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau Bissagos Islands
11°2′N 16°0′W / 11.033°N 16.000°W / 11.033; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 16°0′W / 60.000°S 16.000°W / -60.000; -16.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
72°18′S 16°0′W / 72.300°S 16.000°W / -72.300; -16.000 (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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