5th meridian west

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5°
5th meridian west

The meridian 5° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 5th meridian west forms a great circle with the 175th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Scotland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Firth of Clyde Passing between the Isle of Bute and The Cumbraes, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of the Isle of Arran, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Scotland — passing just east of Stranraer (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Irish Sea Passing just west of the Calf of Man,  Isle of Man (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of Bardsey Island, Wales,  United Kingdom (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Wales — passing just west of Haverfordwest (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Celtic Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom England — passing just east of Truro (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean English Channel
Passing just east of the island of Ushant,  France (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Iroise Sea
Bay of Biscay — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Spain
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Morocco
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Algeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Mauritania For about 12 km
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Mali
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Burkina Faso
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Ivory Coast
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by  Norway

See also

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