10th meridian west

All you want to know about 10th meridian west

The meridian 10° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Between 1939 and 1945 the meridian defined the western limit of New Swabia, Nazi Germany's Antarctic territorial claim.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 10th meridian west passes through:

Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
 Ireland Mullet Peninsula, Achill Island, Clare Island and Connemara
Atlantic Ocean
 Ireland Dingle, Iveragh and Beara Peninsulas
Atlantic Ocean
 Morocco
Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
 Mauritania
 Mali
 Guinea
 Liberia
Atlantic Ocean
 Saint Helena Gough Island
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

External Links

  • [1], 10th meridian west at MSN maps



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