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.
30°
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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