24th meridian west

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24th meridian west

The meridian 24° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 24th meridian west forms a great circle with the 156th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 24°0′W / 90.000°N 24.000°W / 90.000; -24.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°55′N 24°0′W / 82.917°N 24.000°W / 82.917; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Herluf Trolle Land (Peary Land)
82°16′N 24°0′W / 82.267°N 24.000°W / 82.267; -24.000 (Independence and Hagen Fjords)	Independence Fjord and Hagen Fjord
78°0′N 24°0′W / 78.000°N 24.000°W / 78.000; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Alabama Nunatak
73°35′N 24°0′W / 73.583°N 24.000°W / 73.583; -24.000 (Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord)	Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
73°23′N 24°0′W / 73.383°N 24.000°W / 73.383; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
72°28′N 24°0′W / 72.467°N 24.000°W / 72.467; -24.000 (King Oscar Fjord)	King Oscar Fjord
72°16′N 24°0′W / 72.267°N 24.000°W / 72.267; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Jameson Land peninsula
70°39′N 24°0′W / 70.650°N 24.000°W / 70.650; -24.000 (Scoresby Sund)	Scoresby Sund
70°9′N 24°0′W / 70.150°N 24.000°W / 70.150; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
69°36′N 24°0′W / 69.600°N 24.000°W / 69.600; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
65°47′N 24°0′W / 65.783°N 24.000°W / 65.783; -24.000 (Iceland)	Iceland	Westfjords peninsula
65°28′N 24°0′W / 65.467°N 24.000°W / 65.467; -24.000 (Breiðafjörður)	Breiðafjörður
64°53′N 24°0′W / 64.883°N 24.000°W / 64.883; -24.000 (Iceland)	Iceland	Snæfellsnes peninsula
64°49′N 24°0′W / 64.817°N 24.000°W / 64.817; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau,  Cape Verde (at  Cape Verde (at  Cape Verde (at 14°52′N 24°17′W / 14.867°N 24.283°W / 14.867; -24.283 (Fogo))
60°0′S 24°0′W / 60.000°S 24.000°W / -60.000; -24.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
74°33′S 24°0′W / 74.550°S 24.000°W / -74.550; -24.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
74°42′S 24°0′W / 74.700°S 24.000°W / -74.700; -24.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
74°55′S 24°0′W / 74.917°S 24.000°W / -74.917; -24.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom

See also

• 23rd meridian west
• 25th meridian west

This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 16:57