29th meridian west

The meridian 29° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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29th meridian west

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

From Pole to Pole

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 Arctic Ocean
83°33′N 29°0′W Bliss Bay
83°30′N 29°0′W  Greenland Johannes V. Jensen Land (Northern Peary Land)
83°10′N 29°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°7′N 29°0′W  Greenland Southern Peary Land
82°9′N 29°0′W Independence Fjord
81°59′N 29°0′W  Greenland
68°21′N 29°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Faial Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 38°35′N 28°50′W)
Passing just west of the island of Martim Vaz,  Brazil (at 20°28′S 28°51′W)
Passing just east of the island of Trinidade,  Brazil (at 20°31′S 29°18′W)
60°0′S 29°0′W Southern Ocean
76°21′S 29°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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