27th meridian west

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27th meridian west

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
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
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also