8th meridian west
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The meridian 8° 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 8th meridian west forms a great circle with the 172nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 8°0′W / 90.000°N 8.000°W / 90.000; -8.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°5′N 8°0′W / 82.083°N 8.000°W / 82.083; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 71°9′N 8°0′W / 71.150°N 8.000°W / 71.150; -8.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Jan Mayen 71°1′N 8°0′W / 71.017°N 8.000°W / 71.017; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mykines, Faroe Islands (at 62°6′N 7°40′W / 62.100°N 7.667°W / 62.100; -7.667 (Mykines))
Passing just west of the Monach Islands, Scotland,United Kingdom (at 57°31′N 7°40′W / 57.517°N 7.667°W / 57.517; -7.667 (Monach Islands))
Passing just west of the island of Mingulay, Scotland,United Kingdom (at 56°48′N 7°40′W / 56.800°N 7.667°W / 56.800; -7.667 (Mingulay))
55°13′N 8°0′W / 55.217°N 8.000°W / 55.217; -8.000 (Ireland) Ireland
54°32′N 8°0′W / 54.533°N 8.000°W / 54.533; -8.000 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
Northern Ireland 54°21′N 8°0′W / 54.350°N 8.000°W / 54.350; -8.000 (Ireland) Ireland
Passing just west of Athlone (at 53°25′N 7°56′W / 53.417°N 7.933°W / 53.417; -7.933 (Athlone)) 51°51′N 8°0′W / 51.850°N 8.000°W / 51.850; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°42′N 8°0′W / 43.700°N 8.000°W / 43.700; -8.000 (Spain) Spain
Cedeira (province of A Coruña) 41°50′N 8°0′W / 41.833°N 8.000°W / 41.833; -8.000 (Portugal) Portugal
Montalegre (Vila Real District) 37°0′N 8°0′W / 37.000°N 8.000°W / 37.000; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 33°28′N 8°0′W / 33.467°N 8.000°W / 33.467; -8.000 (Morocco) Morocco
Passing through Marrakesh (at 31°38′N 8°0′W / 31.633°N 8.000°W / 31.633; -8.000 (Marrakesh)) 29°7′N 8°0′W / 29.117°N 8.000°W / 29.117; -8.000 (Algeria) Algeria
26°55′N 8°0′W / 26.917°N 8.000°W / 26.917; -8.000 (Mauritania) Mauritania
15°30′N 8°0′W / 15.500°N 8.000°W / 15.500; -8.000 (Mali) Mali
Passing through Bamako (at 12°38′N 8°0′W / 12.633°N 8.000°W / 12.633; -8.000 (Bamako)) 10°20′N 8°0′W / 10.333°N 8.000°W / 10.333; -8.000 (Guinea) Guinea
10°8′N 8°0′W / 10.133°N 8.000°W / 10.133; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
9°24′N 8°0′W / 9.400°N 8.000°W / 9.400; -8.000 (Guinea) Guinea
8°29′N 8°0′W / 8.483°N 8.000°W / 8.483; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
8°12′N 8°0′W / 8.200°N 8.000°W / 8.200; -8.000 (Guinea) Guinea
For about 3 km 8°10′N 8°0′W / 8.167°N 8.000°W / 8.167; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
For about 9 km 8°5′N 8°0′W / 8.083°N 8.000°W / 8.083; -8.000 (Guinea) Guinea
For about 6 km 8°2′N 8°0′W / 8.033°N 8.000°W / 8.033; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
6°19′N 8°0′W / 6.317°N 8.000°W / 6.317; -8.000 (Liberia) Liberia
4°31′N 8°0′W / 4.517°N 8.000°W / 4.517; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 8°0′W / 60.000°S 8.000°W / -60.000; -8.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°40′S 8°0′W / 70.667°S 8.000°W / -70.667; -8.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
Ordnance Survey Ireland
The Irish grid reference system uses the point 53°30′N 8°0′W / 53.500°N 8.000°W / 53.500; -8.000 as its true origin.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Leahy, Derek (26 September 2008). "Irish Grid Reference System". Ordnance Survey Ireland : 185 years of innovation in mapping. Dublin: Ordnance Survey Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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