30th meridian west

The meridian 30° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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30th meridian west

The 30th meridian west forms a great circle with the 150th meridian east, and it is the reference meridian for the time zone UTC-2.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 30th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 30°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°35′N 30°0′W  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°10′N 30°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°8′N 30°0′W  Greenland Southern Peary Land
82°10′N 30°0′W Independence Fjord
81°55′N 30°0′W  Greenland Mainland and Sokongen Island
68°10′N 30°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 30°0′W Southern Ocean
76°35′S 30°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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