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.

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18th meridian west

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 Arctic Ocean
82°8′N 18°0′W  Greenland Prinsesse Margrethe Island, Prinsesse Dagmar Island, and mainland
79°41′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
78°47′N 18°0′W  Greenland Bourbon Island
78°44′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
77°46′N 18°0′W  Greenland Ile de France
77°37′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
75°24′N 18°0′W  Greenland Shannon Island
75°1′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
66°33′N 18°0′W  Iceland Island of Grímsey
66°31′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean
66°9′N 18°0′W  Iceland
63°31′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean
28°46′N 18°0′W  Spain Island of La Palma
28°45′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean
27°48′N 18°0′W  Spain Island of El Hierro
27°38′N 18°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 18°0′W Southern Ocean
72°32′S 18°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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