24th meridian west

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -24°W
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 * 82.91667°N, -24°W
 * 82.91667°N, -24°W
 * Herluf Trolle Land (Peary Land)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.26667°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.26667°N, -24°W
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 * 78°N, -24°W
 * 78°N, -24°W
 * Alabama Nunatak
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.58333°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.58333°N, -24°W
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 * 73.38333°N, -24°W
 * Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.46667°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.46667°N, -24°W
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 * 72.26667°N, -24°W
 * 72.26667°N, -24°W
 * Jameson Land peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.65°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.65°N, -24°W
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 * 70.15°N, -24°W
 * 70.15°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.6°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.6°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.6°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
 * 65.78333°N, -24°W
 * 65.78333°N, -24°W
 * Westfjords peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.46667°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.46667°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 64.88333°N, -24°W
 * 64.88333°N, -24°W
 * Snæfellsnes peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.81667°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau, 🇨🇻 (at 16.56667°N, -24.01667°W) Passing just west of the island of Santiago, 🇨🇻 (at 15.06667°N, -23.78333°W) Passing just east of the island of Fogo, 🇨🇻 (at 14.86667°N, -24.28333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -24°W
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 * -74.55°N, -24°W
 * -74.55°N, -24°W
 * British Antarctic Territory, claimed by
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -74.7°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -74.7°N, -24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
 * -74.91667°N, -24°W
 * -74.91667°N, -24°W
 * British Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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