8th meridian west

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8th meridian west

The meridian 8° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Geography

The 8th meridian west forms a great circle with the 172nd meridian east.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 8°0′W	Arctic Ocean
82°5′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
71°9′N 8°0′W	Norway	Island of Jan Mayen
71°1′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Mykines, Faroe Islands Passing just west of the Monach Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom Passing just west of the island of Mingulay, Scotland, United Kingdom
55°13′N 8°0′W	Ireland
54°32′N 8°0′W	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland
54°21′N 8°0′W	Ireland
51°51′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
43°42′N 8°0′W	Spain
41°50′N 8°0′W	Portugal
37°0′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°28′N 8°0′W	Morocco
29°7′N 8°0′W	Algeria
26°55′N 8°0′W	Mauritania
15°30′N 8°0′W	Mali
10°20′N 8°0′W	Guinea
10°8′N 8°0′W	Côte d'Ivoire
9°24′N 8°0′W	Guinea
8°29′N 8°0′W	Côte d'Ivoire
8°12′N 8°0′W	Guinea	For about 3km
8°10′N 8°0′W	Côte d'Ivoire	For about 9km
8°5′N 8°0′W	Guinea	For about 6km
8°2′N 8°0′W	Côte d'Ivoire
6°19′N 8°0′W	Liberia
4°31′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 8°0′W	Southern Ocean
70°40′S 8°0′W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

Ordnance Survey Ireland

The Irish grid reference system uses the point 53°30'N, 8°W as its true origin.

See also

• 7th meridian west
• 9th meridian west