24th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 24° 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.
The 24th meridian west forms a great circle with the 156th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 24°0′W / 90.000°N 24.000°W / 90.000; -24.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°55′N 24°0′W / 82.917°N 24.000°W / 82.917; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Herluf Trolle Land (Peary Land) 82°16′N 24°0′W / 82.267°N 24.000°W / 82.267; -24.000 (Independence and Hagen Fjords) Independence Fjord and Hagen Fjord 78°0′N 24°0′W / 78.000°N 24.000°W / 78.000; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Alabama Nunatak 73°35′N 24°0′W / 73.583°N 24.000°W / 73.583; -24.000 (Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord) Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord 73°23′N 24°0′W / 73.383°N 24.000°W / 73.383; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island 72°28′N 24°0′W / 72.467°N 24.000°W / 72.467; -24.000 (King Oscar Fjord) King Oscar Fjord 72°16′N 24°0′W / 72.267°N 24.000°W / 72.267; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Jameson Land peninsula 70°39′N 24°0′W / 70.650°N 24.000°W / 70.650; -24.000 (Scoresby Sund) Scoresby Sund 70°9′N 24°0′W / 70.150°N 24.000°W / 70.150; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland 69°36′N 24°0′W / 69.600°N 24.000°W / 69.600; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 65°47′N 24°0′W / 65.783°N 24.000°W / 65.783; -24.000 (Iceland) Iceland Westfjords peninsula 65°28′N 24°0′W / 65.467°N 24.000°W / 65.467; -24.000 (Breiðafjörður) Breiðafjörður 64°53′N 24°0′W / 64.883°N 24.000°W / 64.883; -24.000 (Iceland) Iceland Snæfellsnes peninsula 64°49′N 24°0′W / 64.817°N 24.000°W / 64.817; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde (at 16°34′N 24°1′W / 16.567°N 24.017°W / 16.567; -24.017 (São Nicolau))
Passing just west of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde (at 15°4′N 23°47′W / 15.067°N 23.783°W / 15.067; -23.783 (Santiago))
Passing just east of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde (at 14°52′N 24°17′W / 14.867°N 24.283°W / 14.867; -24.283 (Fogo))60°0′S 24°0′W / 60.000°S 24.000°W / -60.000; -24.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°33′S 24°0′W / 74.550°S 24.000°W / -74.550; -24.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom 74°42′S 24°0′W / 74.700°S 24.000°W / -74.700; -24.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 74°55′S 24°0′W / 74.917°S 24.000°W / -74.917; -24.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
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