13th meridian west
The meridian 13° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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The 13th meridian west forms a great circle with the 167th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 13th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 13°0′W Arctic Ocean 81°42′N 13°0′W Greenland 81°6′N 13°0′W Atlantic Ocean 27°50′N 13°0′W Morocco 27°40′N 13°0′W Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco 23°9′N 13°0′W Mauritania 15°29′N 13°0′W Senegal 12°28′N 13°0′W Guinea 9°6′N 13°0′W Sierra Leone 8°14′N 13°0′W Atlantic Ocean 7°36′N 13°0′W Sierra Leone Turtle Islands 7°35′N 13°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 37°18′S 12°43′W) 60°0′S 13°0′W Southern Ocean 71°46′S 13°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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