18th meridian west

The meridian 18° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
18°
18th meridian west

The 18th meridian west forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 18th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 18°0′W / 90.000°N 18.000°W / 90.000; -18.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
82°8′N 18°0′W / 82.133°N 18.000°W / 82.133; -18.000 (Greenland)  GreenlandPrinsesse Margrethe Island, Prinsesse Dagmar Island, and mainland
79°41′N 18°0′W / 79.683°N 18.000°W / 79.683; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
78°47′N 18°0′W / 78.783°N 18.000°W / 78.783; -18.000 (Greenland)  GreenlandBourbon Island
78°44′N 18°0′W / 78.733°N 18.000°W / 78.733; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
77°46′N 18°0′W / 77.767°N 18.000°W / 77.767; -18.000 (Greenland)  GreenlandIle de France
77°37′N 18°0′W / 77.617°N 18.000°W / 77.617; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
75°24′N 18°0′W / 75.400°N 18.000°W / 75.400; -18.000 (Greenland)  GreenlandShannon Island
75°1′N 18°0′W / 75.017°N 18.000°W / 75.017; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
66°33′N 18°0′W / 66.550°N 18.000°W / 66.550; -18.000 (Iceland)  IcelandIsland of Grímsey
66°31′N 18°0′W / 66.517°N 18.000°W / 66.517; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
66°9′N 18°0′W / 66.150°N 18.000°W / 66.150; -18.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
63°31′N 18°0′W / 63.517°N 18.000°W / 63.517; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
28°46′N 18°0′W / 28.767°N 18.000°W / 28.767; -18.000 (Spain)  SpainIsland of La Palma
28°45′N 18°0′W / 28.750°N 18.000°W / 28.750; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
27°48′N 18°0′W / 27.800°N 18.000°W / 27.800; -18.000 (Spain)  SpainIsland of El Hierro
27°38′N 18°0′W / 27.633°N 18.000°W / 27.633; -18.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 18°0′W / 60.000°S 18.000°W / -60.000; -18.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
72°32′S 18°0′W / 72.533°S 18.000°W / -72.533; -18.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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