29th meridian west
Appearance
The meridian 29° 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.
The 29th meridian west forms a great circle with the 151st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 29th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 29°0′W / 90.000°N 29.000°W Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 29°0′W / 83.550°N 29.000°W Bliss Bay 83°30′N 29°0′W / 83.500°N 29.000°W Greenland Johannes V. Jensen Land (Northern Peary Land) 83°10′N 29°0′W / 83.167°N 29.000°W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°7′N 29°0′W / 83.117°N 29.000°W Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°9′N 29°0′W / 82.150°N 29.000°W Independence Fjord 81°59′N 29°0′W / 81.983°N 29.000°W Greenland 68°21′N 29°0′W / 68.350°N 29.000°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Faial Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°35′N 28°50′W / 38.583°N 28.833°W)
Passing just west of the island of Martim Vaz, Brazil (at 20°28′S 28°51′W / 20.467°S 28.850°W)
Passing just east of the island of Trindade, Brazil (at 20°31′S 29°18′W / 20.517°S 29.300°W)60°0′S 29°0′W / 60.000°S 29.000°W Southern Ocean 76°21′S 29°0′W / 76.350°S 29.000°W Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)