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.

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24th meridian west

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 Arctic Ocean
82°55′N 24°0′W  Greenland Peary Land peninsula
82°16′N 24°0′W Independence Fjord and Hagen Fjord
81°41′N 24°0′W  Greenland
73°35′N 24°0′W Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
73°23′N 24°0′W  Greenland Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
72°28′N 24°0′W King Oscar Fjord
72°16′N 24°0′W  Greenland Jameson Land peninsula
70°39′N 24°0′W Scoresby Sund
70°9′N 24°0′W  Greenland
69°36′N 24°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
65°47′N 24°0′W  Iceland Westfjords peninsula
65°28′N 24°0′W Breiðafjörður
64°53′N 24°0′W  Iceland Snæfellsnes peninsula
64°49′N 24°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau,  Cape Verde (at 16°34′N 24°1′W)
Passing just west of the island of Santiago,  Cape Verde (at 15°4′N 23°47′W)
Passing just east of the island of Fogo,  Cape Verde (at 14°52′N 24°17′W)
60°0′S 24°0′W Southern Ocean
74°33′S 24°0′W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
74°42′S 24°0′W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
74°55′S 24°0′W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom

See also

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