14th meridian west

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14th meridian west

The meridian 14° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 14th meridian west forms a great circle with the 166th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 14th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 14°0′W / 90.000°N 14.000°W / 90.000; -14.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°48′N 14°0′W / 81.800°N 14.000°W / 81.800; -14.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
81°1′N 14°0′W / 81.017°N 14.000°W / 81.017; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
65°36′N 14°0′W / 65.600°N 14.000°W / 65.600; -14.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
64°43′N 14°0′W / 64.717°N 14.000°W / 64.717; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°43′N 14°0′W / 28.717°N 14.000°W / 28.717; -14.000 (Spain)  Spain Island of Fuerteventura
28°12′N 14°0′W / 28.200°N 14.000°W / 28.200; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
26°28′N 14°0′W / 26.467°N 14.000°W / 26.467; -14.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
21°20′N 14°0′W / 21.333°N 14.000°W / 21.333; -14.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
16°21′N 14°0′W / 16.350°N 14.000°W / 16.350; -14.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
13°33′N 14°0′W / 13.550°N 14.000°W / 13.550; -14.000 (Gambia)  Gambia
13°17′N 14°0′W / 13.283°N 14.000°W / 13.283; -14.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
12°40′N 14°0′W / 12.667°N 14.000°W / 12.667; -14.000 (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau
11°39′N 14°0′W / 11.650°N 14.000°W / 11.650; -14.000 (Guinea)  Guinea
9°59′N 14°0′W / 9.983°N 14.000°W / 9.983; -14.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Ascension Island,  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 7°57′S 14°18′W / 7.950°S 14.300°W / -7.950; -14.300 (Ascension Island))
60°0′S 14°0′W / 60.000°S 14.000°W / -60.000; -14.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°57′S 14°0′W / 71.950°S 14.000°W / -71.950; -14.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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