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The meridian 1° 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 .
The 1st meridian west forms a great circle with the 179th meridian east .
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole , the 1st meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
90°0′N 1°0′W / 90.000°N 1.000°W / 90.000; -1.000 (Arctic Ocean )
Arctic Ocean
81°42′N 1°0′W / 81.700°N 1.000°W / 81.700; -1.000 (Atlantic Ocean )
Atlantic Ocean
60°42′N 1°0′W / 60.700°N 1.000°W / 60.700; -1.000 (United Kingdom )
United Kingdom
Islands of Yell and Hascosay , Scotland
60°36′N 1°0′W / 60.600°N 1.000°W / 60.600; -1.000 (North Sea )
North Sea
60°22′N 1°0′W / 60.367°N 1.000°W / 60.367; -1.000 (United Kingdom )
United Kingdom
Island of Whalsay , Scotland
60°20′N 1°0′W / 60.333°N 1.000°W / 60.333; -1.000 (North Sea )
North Sea
Passing just east of the island of Noss , Scotland , United Kingdom
54°36′N 1°0′W / 54.600°N 1.000°W / 54.600; -1.000 (United Kingdom )
United Kingdom
England , hitting land just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea , North Yorkshire
50°47′N 1°0′W / 50.783°N 1.000°W / 50.783; -1.000 (English Channel )
English Channel
Passing just east of the Isle of Wight , England , United Kingdom
49°24′N 1°0′W / 49.400°N 1.000°W / 49.400; -1.000 (France )
France
42°59′N 1°0′W / 42.983°N 1.000°W / 42.983; -1.000 (Spain )
Spain
37°35′N 1°0′W / 37.583°N 1.000°W / 37.583; -1.000 (Mediterranean Sea )
Mediterranean Sea
35°41′N 1°0′W / 35.683°N 1.000°W / 35.683; -1.000 (Algeria )
Algeria
32°32′N 1°0′W / 32.533°N 1.000°W / 32.533; -1.000 (Morocco )
Morocco
Easternmost part of the country - for about 1km
32°31′N 1°0′W / 32.517°N 1.000°W / 32.517; -1.000 (Algeria )
Algeria
22°33′N 1°0′W / 22.550°N 1.000°W / 22.550; -1.000 (Mali )
Mali
14°51′N 1°0′W / 14.850°N 1.000°W / 14.850; -1.000 (Burkina Faso )
Burkina Faso
10°59′N 1°0′W / 10.983°N 1.000°W / 10.983; -1.000 (Ghana )
Ghana
5°12′N 1°0′W / 5.200°N 1.000°W / 5.200; -1.000 (Atlantic Ocean )
Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 1°0′W / 60.000°S 1.000°W / -60.000; -1.000 (Southern Ocean )
Southern Ocean
68°52′S 1°0′W / 68.867°S 1.000°W / -68.867; -1.000 (Antarctica )
Antarctica
Queen Maud Land , claimed by Norway
See also