The meridian 27° 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.
The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Greenland | Northern Peary Land | |
Frederick E. Hyde Fjord | ||
Greenland | Southern Peary Land | |
Independence Fjord | ||
Greenland | Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again | |
Atlantic Ocean | Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal Passing just east of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Passing just west of Vindication Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Passing just west of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory) |
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