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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14th meridian west

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

See also

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