31st meridian west

The meridian 31° 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.

The 31st meridian west forms a great circle with the 149th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 31st meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -31°W
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 * 83.56667°N, -31°W
 * 83.56667°N, -31°W
 * Northern Peary Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.1°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.1°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.75°N, -31°W
 * 82.75°N, -31°W
 * Nordkrone
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.83333°N, -31°W
 * 81.83333°N, -31°W
 * J.C. Christensen Land
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.05°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.05°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Corvo Island, Azores, (at 39.7°N, -31.08333°W) Passing just east of Flores Island, Azores,  (at 39.45°N, -31.11667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -31°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -31°W
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 * -76.85°N, -31°W
 * Claimed by both 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)
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