24th meridian west

The meridian 24° 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.

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24th meridian west

The 24th meridian west forms a great circle with the 156th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 24°0′W	Arctic Ocean
82°55′N 24°0′W	Greenland	Herluf Trolle Land (Peary Land)
82°16′N 24°0′W	Independence Fjord and Hagen Fjord
78°0′N 24°0′W	Greenland	Alabama Nunatak
73°35′N 24°0′W	Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
73°23′N 24°0′W	Greenland	Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
72°28′N 24°0′W	King Oscar Fjord
72°16′N 24°0′W	Greenland	Jameson Land peninsula
70°39′N 24°0′W	Scoresby Sund
70°9′N 24°0′W	Greenland
69°36′N 24°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
65°47′N 24°0′W	Iceland	Westfjords peninsula
65°28′N 24°0′W	Breiðafjörður
64°53′N 24°0′W	Iceland	Snæfellsnes peninsula
64°49′N 24°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau,  Cape Verde (at 16°34′N 24°1′W) Passing just west of the island of Santiago,  Cape Verde (at 15°4′N 23°47′W) Passing just east of the island of Fogo,  Cape Verde (at 14°52′N 24°17′W)
60°0′S 24°0′W	Southern Ocean
74°33′S 24°0′W	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
74°42′S 24°0′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
74°55′S 24°0′W	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom

See also

• 23rd meridian west
• 25th meridian west