9th meridian west

The meridian 9° 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.

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9th meridian west

The 9th meridian west forms a great circle with the 171st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 9th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 9°0′W Arctic Ocean
82°8′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean
70°52′N 9°0′W  Norway Island of Jan Mayen
70°49′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean
54°18′N 9°0′W  Ireland Passing just east of Galway at 53°16'48"N
51°34′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean
43°14′N 9°0′W  Spain Mainland and island of Sálvora
42°28′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean
39°48′N 9°0′W  Portugal Passing just east of Lisbon (at 38°42′N 9°8′W)
38°27′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Cape St. Vincent,  Portugal (at 37°1′N 8°59′W)
32°47′N 9°0′W  Morocco
27°40′N 9°0′W Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
26°0′N 9°0′W  Mauritania
15°30′N 9°0′W  Mali
12°22′N 9°0′W  Guinea
7°14′N 9°0′W  Liberia
4°58′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 9°0′W Southern Ocean
70°27′S 9°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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