4th meridian west

The meridian 4° 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 4th meridian west forms a great circle with the 176th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 4th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.86667°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.86667°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 58.56667°N, -4°W
 * 58.56667°N, -4°W
 * Scotland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.93333°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.93333°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dornoch Firth
 * 57.83333°N, -4°W
 * 57.83333°N, -4°W
 * Scotland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.7°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.7°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Moray Firth
 * 57.6°N, -4°W
 * 57.6°N, -4°W
 * Scotland — passing through Motherwell, just east of Glasgow (at 55.8°N, -4°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.76667°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.76667°N, -4°W
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 * 53.25°N, -4°W
 * 53.25°N, -4°W
 * Wales — passing just west of Swansea (at 51.63333°N, -3.95°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.9°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.9°N, -4°W
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 * 51.21667°N, -4°W
 * 51.21667°N, -4°W
 * England — passing just east of Plymouth (at 50.36667°N, -4.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.3°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.3°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | English Channel
 * 48.71667°N, -4°W
 * 48.71667°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.85°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.85°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.85°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bay of Biscay
 * 43.45°N, -4°W
 * 43.45°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.75°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.75°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.75°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Alboran Sea
 * 35.23333°N, -4°W
 * 35.23333°N, -4°W
 * 30.85°N, -4°W
 * 30.85°N, -4°W
 * 30.85°N, -4°W
 * 24.46667°N, -4°W
 * 24.46667°N, -4°W
 * 24.46667°N, -4°W
 * 13.43333°N, -4°W
 * 13.43333°N, -4°W
 * 13.43333°N, -4°W
 * 9.83333°N, -4°W
 * 9.83333°N, -4°W
 * 9.83333°N, -4°W
 * Passing just east of Abidjan (at 5.31667°N, -4.03333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.23333°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.23333°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -70.31667°N, -4°W
 * -70.31667°N, -4°W
 * Queen Maud Land — claimed by 🇳🇴
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