23rd meridian west

The meridian 23° 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.

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23rd meridian west

The 23rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 157th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 23°0′W Arctic Ocean
82°48′N 23°0′W  Greenland Peary Land peninsula
82°17′N 23°0′W Independence Fjord
82°0′N 23°0′W  Greenland Passing through Danmark Fjord
73°20′N 23°0′W Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
73°9′N 23°0′W  Greenland Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
72°16′N 23°0′W King Oscar Fjord
72°1′N 23°0′W  Greenland Jameson Land peninsula
70°26′N 23°0′W Scoresby Sund
70°5′N 23°0′W  Greenland
69°45′N 23°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
66°26′N 23°0′W  Iceland Westfjords peninsula
66°17′N 23°0′W Ísafjarðardjúp
66°5′N 23°0′W  Iceland Westfjords peninsula
65°33′N 23°0′W Breiðafjörður
65°1′N 23°0′W  Iceland Snæfellsnes peninsula
64°48′N 23°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Sal,  Cape Verde (at 16°48′N 22°59′W)
Passing just west of the island of Boa Vista,  Cape Verde (at 16°2′N 22°58′W)
Passing just east of the island of Maio,  Cape Verde (at 15°10′N 23°6′W)
60°0′S 23°0′W Southern Ocean
74°18′S 23°0′W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
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