21st meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 21° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 21st meridian west forms a great circle with the 159th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 21st meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 21°0′W / 90.000°N 21.000°W / 90.000; -21.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°13′N 21°0′W / 81.217°N 21.000°W / 81.217; -21.000 (Greenland) Greenland
78°28′N 21°0′W / 78.467°N 21.000°W / 78.467; -21.000 (Jokel Bay) Jokel Bay 77°56′N 21°0′W / 77.933°N 21.000°W / 77.933; -21.000 (Greenland) Greenland
73°27′N 21°0′W / 73.450°N 21.000°W / 73.450; -21.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 65°23′N 21°0′W / 65.383°N 21.000°W / 65.383; -21.000 (Iceland) Iceland
63°49′N 21°0′W / 63.817°N 21.000°W / 63.817; -21.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 21°0′W / 60.000°S 21.000°W / -60.000; -21.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°57′S 21°0′W / 73.950°S 21.000°W / -73.950; -21.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
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