18th meridian west

Line across the Earth
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18th meridian west

The meridian 18° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.[1][2]

The 18th meridian west forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 18th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 18°0′W / 90.000°N 18.000°W / 90.000; -18.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°8′N 18°0′W / 82.133°N 18.000°W / 82.133; -18.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Prinsesse Margrethe Island, Prinsesse Dagmar Island, and mainland
79°41′N 18°0′W / 79.683°N 18.000°W / 79.683; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
78°47′N 18°0′W / 78.783°N 18.000°W / 78.783; -18.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Bourbon Island
78°44′N 18°0′W / 78.733°N 18.000°W / 78.733; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
77°46′N 18°0′W / 77.767°N 18.000°W / 77.767; -18.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Ile de France
77°37′N 18°0′W / 77.617°N 18.000°W / 77.617; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
75°24′N 18°0′W / 75.400°N 18.000°W / 75.400; -18.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Shannon Island
75°1′N 18°0′W / 75.017°N 18.000°W / 75.017; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
66°33′N 18°0′W / 66.550°N 18.000°W / 66.550; -18.000 (Iceland)  Iceland Island of Grímsey
66°31′N 18°0′W / 66.517°N 18.000°W / 66.517; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
66°9′N 18°0′W / 66.150°N 18.000°W / 66.150; -18.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
63°31′N 18°0′W / 63.517°N 18.000°W / 63.517; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°46′N 18°0′W / 28.767°N 18.000°W / 28.767; -18.000 (Spain)  Spain Island of La Palma
28°45′N 18°0′W / 28.750°N 18.000°W / 28.750; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
27°48′N 18°0′W / 27.800°N 18.000°W / 27.800; -18.000 (Spain)  Spain Island of El Hierro
27°38′N 18°0′W / 27.633°N 18.000°W / 27.633; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 18°0′W / 60.000°S 18.000°W / -60.000; -18.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
72°32′S 18°0′W / 72.533°S 18.000°W / -72.533; -18.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

References

  1. ↑ T. Vincenty (April 1975). "Direct and Inverse Solutions of Geodesics on the Ellipsoid with application of nested equation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Vincenty formula for distance between two Latitude/Longitude points". Movable type scripts. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
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