1st meridian west

The meridian 1° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 1st meridian west forms a great circle with the 179th meridian east.

It is the most populous meridian west of Greenwich, being home to between 41.2 million and 44.9 million people as of 2019.

From pole to pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.7°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.7°N, -1°W
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 * 60.7°N, -1°W
 * 60.7°N, -1°W
 * Scotland — islands of Yell and Hascosay, Shetland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.6°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.6°N, -1°W
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 * 60.36667°N, -1°W
 * 60.36667°N, -1°W
 * Scotland — island of Whalsay, Shetland
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.33333°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Isle of Noss, Scotland, (at 60.13333°N, -1.01667°W)
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 * 54.6°N, -1°W
 * England — making landfall just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.78333°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Isle of Wight, England, (at 50.68333°N, -1.06667°W)
 * 49.4°N, -1°W
 * 49.4°N, -1°W
 * 42.98333°N, -1°W
 * 42.98333°N, -1°W
 * 42.98333°N, -1°W
 * Passing just west of Cartagena, Murcia at 37.6°N, -0.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.58333°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.58333°N, -1°W
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 * 35.68333°N, -1°W
 * 35.68333°N, -1°W
 * 32.53333°N, -1°W
 * 32.53333°N, -1°W
 * 32.53333°N, -1°W
 * For about 1 km at the easternmost part of the country
 * 32.51667°N, -1°W
 * 32.51667°N, -1°W
 * 22.55°N, -1°W
 * 22.55°N, -1°W
 * 22.55°N, -1°W
 * 14.85°N, -1°W
 * 14.85°N, -1°W
 * 14.85°N, -1°W
 * 10.98333°N, -1°W
 * 10.98333°N, -1°W
 * 10.98333°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.2°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.2°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.2°N, -1°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -1°W
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 * -68.86667°N, -1°W
 * -68.86667°N, -1°W
 * Queen Maud Land — claimed by 🇳🇴
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