12th meridian west
Line of longitude
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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.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 12°0′W / 90.000°N 12.000°W / 90.000; -12.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°37′N 12°0′W / 81.617°N 12.000°W / 81.617; -12.000 (Greenland) Greenland 81°18′N 12°0′W / 81.300°N 12.000°W / 81.300; -12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 28°7′N 12°0′W / 28.117°N 12.000°W / 28.117; -12.000 (Morocco) Morocco 27°40′N 12°0′W / 27.667°N 12.000°W / 27.667; -12.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 26°0′N 12°0′W / 26.000°N 12.000°W / 26.000; -12.000 (Western Sahara / Mauritania border) Western Sahara / Mauritania border 23°27′N 12°0′W / 23.450°N 12.000°W / 23.450; -12.000 (Mauritania) Mauritania 14°46′N 12°0′W / 14.767°N 12.000°W / 14.767; -12.000 (Mali) Mali 14°12′N 12°0′W / 14.200°N 12.000°W / 14.200; -12.000 (Senegal) Senegal For about 13 km 14°4′N 12°0′W / 14.067°N 12.000°W / 14.067; -12.000 (Mali) Mali For about 11 km 13°58′N 12°0′W / 13.967°N 12.000°W / 13.967; -12.000 (Senegal) Senegal 13°46′N 12°0′W / 13.767°N 12.000°W / 13.767; -12.000 (Mali) Mali 13°34′N 12°0′W / 13.567°N 12.000°W / 13.567; -12.000 (Senegal) Senegal 12°24′N 12°0′W / 12.400°N 12.000°W / 12.400; -12.000 (Guinea) Guinea 9°54′N 12°0′W / 9.900°N 12.000°W / 9.900; -12.000 (Sierra Leone) Sierra Leone 7°12′N 12°0′W / 7.200°N 12.000°W / 7.200; -12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 37°7′S 12°13′W / 37.117°S 12.217°W / -37.117; -12.217 (Tristan da Cunha)) 60°0′S 12°0′W / 60.000°S 12.000°W / -60.000; -12.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°18′S 12°0′W / 71.300°S 12.000°W / -71.300; -12.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
References
- ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 437–44.
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