27th meridian west
The meridian 27° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
27°
The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 27°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°27′N 27°0′W Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°9′N 27°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°3′N 27°0′W Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°11′N 27°0′W Independence Fjord 82°2′N 27°0′W Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°38′N 27°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W)
Passing just east of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W)
Passing just west of Vindication Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W)
Passing just west of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W)
Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W)60°0′S 27°0′W Southern Ocean 76°0′S 27°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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