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5th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 5° 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 5th meridian west forms a great circle with the 175th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="120" | 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 |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Firth of Clyde Passing just east of the Isle of Arran, Scotland, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Scotland — passing just east of Stranraer (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Irish Sea Passing just west of Bardsey Island, Wales, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Wales — passing just west of Haverfordwest (at )
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"
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| ! scope="row" | | England — passing just east of Truro (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Ushant, (at ) Iroise Sea Bay of Biscay — from |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing through Fez (at )

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | For about 12 km |-valign="top" | ! 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. "What is longitude?".
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