21st meridian west

The meridian 21° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.^[2][3]

21°

21st meridian west

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