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1st meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 1° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 1st meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 179th meridian east.

It is the most populous meridian west of Greenwich, being home to between 41.2 million and 44.9 million people as of 2019.

From pole to pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st 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" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Scotland — islands of Yell and Hascosay, Shetland
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| ! scope="row" | | Scotland — island of Whalsay, Shetland |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | England — making landfall just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | English Channel |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Cartagena, Murcia at
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 1 km at the easternmost part of the country

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

Queen Maud Land — claimed by
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References

References

  1. (2019-03-18). "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude".
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