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29th meridian west

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29th meridian west

The meridian 29° 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 29th meridian west forms a great circle with the 151st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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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 / 90.000; -29.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°33′N 29°0′W / 83.550°N 29.000°W / 83.550; -29.000 (Bliss Bay) Bliss Bay
83°30′N 29°0′W / 83.500°N 29.000°W / 83.500; -29.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Johannes V. Jensen Land (Northern Peary Land)
83°10′N 29°0′W / 83.167°N 29.000°W / 83.167; -29.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°7′N 29°0′W / 83.117°N 29.000°W / 83.117; -29.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Melville Land (Southern Peary Land)
82°9′N 29°0′W / 82.150°N 29.000°W / 82.150; -29.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord
81°59′N 29°0′W / 81.983°N 29.000°W / 81.983; -29.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
68°21′N 29°0′W / 68.350°N 29.000°W / 68.350; -29.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Faial Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 38°35′N 28°50′W / 38.583°N 28.833°W / 38.583; -28.833 (Faial Island))
Passing just east of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago in the Intertropical Convergence Zone,  Brazil (at 00°55′N 29°20′W / 0.917°N 29.333°W / 0.917; -29.333 (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago))
Passing just west of the island of Martim Vaz,  Brazil (at 20°28′S 28°51′W / 20.467°S 28.850°W / -20.467; -28.850 (Martim Vaz))
Passing just east of the island of Trindade,  Brazil (at 20°31′S 29°18′W / 20.517°S 29.300°W / -20.517; -29.300 (Trindade))
60°0′S 29°0′W / 60.000°S 29.000°W / -60.000; -29.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
76°21′S 29°0′W / 76.350°S 29.000°W / -76.350; -29.000 (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.