26th meridian west

The meridian 26° 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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26th meridian west

The 26th meridian west forms a great circle with the 154th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 26th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 26°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°21′N 26°0′W  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°14′N 26°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°8′N 26°0′W  Greenland Southern Peary Land
82°10′N 26°0′W Independence Fjord
82°1′N 26°0′W  Greenland
81°36′N 26°0′W Hagen Fjord
81°29′N 26°0′W  Greenland Mainland and the island of Milne Land
70°32′N 26°0′W Scoresby Sund
70°16′N 26°0′W  Greenland
68°47′N 26°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of São Miguel Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 37°51′N 25°51′W)
Passing just east of Saunders Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°47′S 26°20′W)
Passing just east of Montagu Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 58°28′S 26°13′W)
60°0′S 26°0′W Southern Ocean
75°23′S 26°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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