14th meridian west
The meridian 14° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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.
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The 14th meridian west forms a great circle with the 166th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 14th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 14°0′W Arctic Ocean 81°48′N 14°0′W Greenland 81°1′N 14°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 65°36′N 14°0′W Iceland 64°43′N 14°0′W Atlantic Ocean 28°43′N 14°0′W Spain Island of Fuerteventura 28°12′N 14°0′W Atlantic Ocean 26°28′N 14°0′W Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco 21°20′N 14°0′W Mauritania 16°21′N 14°0′W Senegal 13°33′N 14°0′W Gambia 13°17′N 14°0′W Senegal 12°40′N 14°0′W Guinea-Bissau 11°39′N 14°0′W Guinea 9°59′N 14°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 7°57′S 14°18′W) 60°0′S 14°0′W Southern Ocean 71°57′S 14°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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