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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13th meridian west

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

See also

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