27th meridian west

The meridian 27° 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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27th meridian west

The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 27°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 27°0′W  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°9′N 27°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°3′N 27°0′W  Greenland Southern Peary Land
82°11′N 27°0′W Independence Fjord
82°2′N 27°0′W  Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again
68°38′N 27°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W)
Passing just east of Visokoi Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W)
Passing just west of Vindication Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W)
Passing just west of Bristol Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W)
Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W)
60°0′S 27°0′W Southern Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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