17th meridian west
Line of longitude
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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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 17°0′W / 90.000°N 17.000°W / 90.000; -17.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°28′N 17°0′W / 81.467°N 17.000°W / 81.467; -17.000 (Greenland) Greenland 80°10′N 17°0′W / 80.167°N 17.000°W / 80.167; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea — passing just east of Shannon Island, Greenland (at 75°7′N 17°19′W / 75.117°N 17.317°W / 75.117; -17.317 (Shannon Island)) 66°12′N 17°0′W / 66.200°N 17.000°W / 66.200; -17.000 (Iceland) Iceland 63°47′N 17°0′W / 63.783°N 17.000°W / 63.783; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 32°49′N 17°0′W / 32.817°N 17.000°W / 32.817; -17.000 (Portugal) Portugal Island of Madeira 32°39′N 17°0′W / 32.650°N 17.000°W / 32.650; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Tenerife, Spain (at 28°20′N 16°55′W / 28.333°N 16.917°W / 28.333; -16.917 (Tenerife))
Passing just east of the island of La Gomera, Spain (at 28°6′N 17°5′W / 28.100°N 17.083°W / 28.100; -17.083 (La Gomera))21°28′N 17°0′W / 21.467°N 17.000°W / 21.467; -17.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Ras Nouadhibou peninsula — claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 21°7′N 17°0′W / 21.117°N 17.000°W / 21.117; -17.000 (Mauritania) Mauritania Ras Nouadhibou peninsula 21°3′N 17°0′W / 21.050°N 17.000°W / 21.050; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°4′N 17°0′W / 15.067°N 17.000°W / 15.067; -17.000 (Senegal) Senegal 14°25′N 17°0′W / 14.417°N 17.000°W / 14.417; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 17°0′W / 60.000°S 17.000°W / -60.000; -17.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°33′S 17°0′W / 72.550°S 17.000°W / -72.550; -17.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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Tropic of Cancer
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