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27th meridian west

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27th meridian west

The meridian 27° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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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 / 90.000°N 27.000°W / 90.000; -27.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 27°0′W / 83.450°N 27.000°W / 83.450; -27.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Daly Range (Northern Peary Land)
83°9′N 27°0′W / 83.150°N 27.000°W / 83.150; -27.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°3′N 27°0′W / 83.050°N 27.000°W / 83.050; -27.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Melville Land (Southern Peary Land)
82°11′N 27°0′W / 82.183°N 27.000°W / 82.183; -27.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord
82°2′N 27°0′W / 82.033°N 27.000°W / 82.033; -27.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again
68°38′N 27°0′W / 68.633°N 27.000°W / 68.633; -27.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W / 38.700°N 27.033°W / 38.700; -27.033 (Terceira Island))
Passing just east of Visokoi Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W / 56.717°S 27.067°W / -56.717; -27.067 (Visokoi Island))
Passing just west of Vindication Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W / 57.100°S 26.800°W / -57.100; -26.800 (Vindication Island))
Passing just west of Bristol Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W / 59.033°S 26.667°W / -59.033; -26.667 (Bristol Island))
Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W / 59.433°S 27.067°W / -59.433; -27.067 (Bellingshausen Island))
60°0′S 27°0′W / 60.000°S 27.000°W / -60.000; -27.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W / 76.000°S 27.000°W / -76.000; -27.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.