21st meridian west

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21st meridian west

The meridian 21° 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.

The 21st meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 159th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 21st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 21°0′W	Arctic Ocean
81°13′N 21°0′W	Greenland
78°28′N 21°0′W	Jokel Bay
77°56′N 21°0′W	Greenland
73°27′N 21°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
65°23′N 21°0′W	Iceland
63°49′N 21°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 21°0′W	Southern Ocean
73°57′S 21°0′W	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom

See also

• 20th meridian west
• 22nd meridian west