17th meridian west

The meridian 17° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 17th meridian west forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -17°W
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 * 81.46667°N, -17°W
 * 81.46667°N, -17°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.16667°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.16667°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea — passing just east of Shannon Island, 🇬🇱 (at 75.11667°N, -17.31667°W)
 * 66.2°N, -17°W
 * 66.2°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.78333°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.78333°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.78333°N, -17°W
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 * 32.81667°N, -17°W
 * 32.81667°N, -17°W
 * Island of Madeira
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32.65°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Tenerife, 🇪🇸 (at 28.33333°N, -16.91667°W) Passing just east of the island of La Gomera, 🇪🇸 (at 28.1°N, -17.08333°W)
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 * 21.46667°N, -17°W
 * Ras Nouadhibou peninsula — claimed by 🇲🇦 and the
 * 21.11667°N, -17°W
 * 21.11667°N, -17°W
 * Ras Nouadhibou peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.05°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.05°N, -17°W
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 * 15.06667°N, -17°W
 * 15.06667°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.41667°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.41667°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.41667°N, -17°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -17°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -17°W
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 * -72.55°N, -17°W
 * -72.55°N, -17°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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