1st meridian west

The meridian 1° 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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1st meridian west

The 1st meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 179th meridian east.

It is the most populous meridian west of Greenwich, being home to between 41.2 million and 44.9 million people as of 2019.^[1]

From pole to pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 1°0′W	Arctic Ocean
81°42′N 1°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°42′N 1°0′W	United Kingdom	Scotland — islands of Yell and Hascosay, Shetland
60°36′N 1°0′W	North Sea
60°22′N 1°0′W	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of Whalsay, Shetland
60°20′N 1°0′W	North Sea	Passing just east of the Isle of Noss, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at 60°8′N 1°1′W)
54°36′N 1°0′W	United Kingdom	England — making landfall just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
50°47′N 1°0′W	English Channel	Passing just east of the Isle of Wight, England,  United Kingdom (at 50°41′N 1°4′W)
49°24′N 1°0′W	France
42°59′N 1°0′W	Spain	Passing just west of Cartagena, Murcia at 37°36′N 0°59′W
37°35′N 1°0′W	Mediterranean Sea
35°41′N 1°0′W	Algeria
32°32′N 1°0′W	Morocco	For about 1 km at the easternmost part of the country
32°31′N 1°0′W	Algeria
22°33′N 1°0′W	Mali
14°51′N 1°0′W	Burkina Faso
10°59′N 1°0′W	Ghana
5°12′N 1°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 1°0′W	Southern Ocean
68°52′S 1°0′W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by  Norway

Next westward: 2nd meridian west

1st meridian west forms a great circle with 179th meridian east

Next eastward: Prime meridian

See also

• Prime meridian
• 2nd meridian west