17th meridian west

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17th meridian west

The meridian 17° 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 17th meridian west forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 17°0′W / 90.000°N 17.000°W / 90.000; -17.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°28′N 17°0′W / 81.467°N 17.000°W / 81.467; -17.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
80°10′N 17°0′W / 80.167°N 17.000°W / 80.167; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea — passing just east of Shannon Island,  Greenland (at 75°7′N 17°19′W / 75.117°N 17.317°W / 75.117; -17.317 (Shannon Island))
66°12′N 17°0′W / 66.200°N 17.000°W / 66.200; -17.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
63°47′N 17°0′W / 63.783°N 17.000°W / 63.783; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
32°49′N 17°0′W / 32.817°N 17.000°W / 32.817; -17.000 (Portugal)  Portugal Island of Madeira
32°39′N 17°0′W / 32.650°N 17.000°W / 32.650; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Tenerife,  Spain (at 28°20′N 16°55′W / 28.333°N 16.917°W / 28.333; -16.917 (Tenerife))
Passing just east of the island of La Gomera,  Spain (at 28°6′N 17°5′W / 28.100°N 17.083°W / 28.100; -17.083 (La Gomera))
21°28′N 17°0′W / 21.467°N 17.000°W / 21.467; -17.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Ras Nouadhibou peninsula — claimed by  Morocco and the  Sahrawi Republic
21°7′N 17°0′W / 21.117°N 17.000°W / 21.117; -17.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania Ras Nouadhibou peninsula
21°3′N 17°0′W / 21.050°N 17.000°W / 21.050; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°4′N 17°0′W / 15.067°N 17.000°W / 15.067; -17.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
14°25′N 17°0′W / 14.417°N 17.000°W / 14.417; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 17°0′W / 60.000°S 17.000°W / -60.000; -17.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
72°33′S 17°0′W / 72.550°S 17.000°W / -72.550; -17.000 (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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