17th meridian west

The meridian 17° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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.

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17th meridian west

The 17th meridian west forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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	Arctic Ocean
81°28′N 17°0′W	Greenland
80°10′N 17°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea — passing just east of Shannon Island,  Greenland (at 75°7′N 17°19′W)
66°12′N 17°0′W	Iceland
63°47′N 17°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
32°49′N 17°0′W	Portugal	Island of Madeira
32°39′N 17°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Tenerife,  Spain (at 28°20′N 16°55′W) Passing just east of the island of La Gomera,  Spain (at 28°6′N 17°5′W)
21°28′N 17°0′W	Western Sahara	Ras Nouadhibou peninsula — claimed by  Morocco and the  Sahrawi Republic
21°7′N 17°0′W	Mauritania	Ras Nouadhibou peninsula
21°3′N 17°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
15°4′N 17°0′W	Senegal
14°25′N 17°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 17°0′W	Southern Ocean
72°33′S 17°0′W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

• 16th meridian west
• 18th meridian west