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12th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 12° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 12th meridian west forms a great circle with the 168th meridian east.

Part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | Western Sahara | Claimed by and the SADR Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Western Sahara / border | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 13 km

| ! scope="row" |

For about 11 km

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
}

References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
  2. Brownlie, Ian. (1979). "African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia". Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co..
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