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6th meridian west

Line of longitude

The meridian 6° 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 6th meridian west forms a great circle with the 174th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th 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 |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Svínoy, (at ) Passing just west of the island of North Rona, Scotland, (at ) Passing just east of the island of Sula Sgeir, Scotland, (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | The Minch |- | ! scope="row" |

Scotland — islands of South Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, Skye
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Scotland — peninsulas of Ardnamurchan and Morvern, and the Isle of Mull
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| ! scope="row" | | Scotland — island of Jura |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean North Channel — passing just east of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Northern Ireland — passing just west of Belfast (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Irish Sea Passing just east of Howth Head, (at near Dublin) Passing just east of Wicklow Head, (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean — passing just east of the Isles of Scilly, England, (at ) through an unnamed part of the ocean — from and into the Bay of Biscay — from |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Seville (at )
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Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

"What is longitude?".

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