9th meridian west

The meridian 9° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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

• 8th meridian west
• 10th meridian west