19th meridian west

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19th meridian west

The meridian 19° west of

Greenwich is a line of longitude 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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The 19th meridian west forms a great circle with the 161st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 19th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 19°0′W / 90.000°N 19.000°W / 90.000; -19.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°1′N 19°0′W / 82.017°N 19.000°W / 82.017; -19.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Mainland and several islands, including
Prinsesse Thyra Island, Store Koldewey, and Shannon Island
74°28′N 19°0′W / 74.467°N 19.000°W / 74.467; -19.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
66°11′N 19°0′W / 66.183°N 19.000°W / 66.183; -19.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
63°25′N 19°0′W / 63.417°N 19.000°W / 63.417; -19.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 19°0′W / 60.000°S 19.000°W / -60.000; -19.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
72°38′S 19°0′W / 72.633°S 19.000°W / -72.633; -19.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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