17th meridian west
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
17th meridian west
17°
17th meridian west
The meridian 17° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 17th meridian west forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian west passes through:
-
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 17°0′W / 90°N 17°W Arctic Ocean 81°28′N 17°0′W / 81.467°N 17°W 
Greenland80°10′N 17°0′W / 80.167°N 17°W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea - passing just east of Shannon Island, Greenland66°12′N 17°0′W / 66.2°N 17°W 
Iceland63°47′N 17°0′W / 63.783°N 17°W Atlantic Ocean 32°49′N 17°0′W / 32.817°N 17°W 
PortugalIsland of Madeira 32°39′N 17°0′W / 32.65°N 17°W Atlantic Ocean Passing between the islands of La Gomera and Tenerife, 
Spain21°28′N 17°0′W / 21.467°N 17°W Western Sahara Ras Nouadhibou peninsula - claimed by 
Morocco21°7′N 17°0′W / 21.117°N 17°W 
MauritaniaRas Nouadhibou peninsula 21°3′N 17°0′W / 21.05°N 17°W Atlantic Ocean 15°4′N 17°0′W / 15.067°N 17°W 
Senegal14°25′N 17°0′W / 14.417°N 17°W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 17°0′W / 60°S 17°W Southern Ocean 72°33′S 17°0′W / 72.55°S 17°W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by 
Norway
See also
|
|||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 17th meridian west.
Read more