1st meridian west

Line of longitude March 2020 -1 The meridian 1° 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 1st meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 179th meridian east. It is the most populous meridian west of Greenwich, being home to between 41.2 million and 44.9 million people as of 2019.2019-03-18 World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude https://engaging-data.com/population-latitude-longitude/ 2020-08-05 Engaging Data en-US From pole to pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 1 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81 42 N 1 0 W type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 60 42 N 1 0 W type:country United Kingdom ! scope="row" | | Scotland — islands of Yell and Hascosay, Shetland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 36 N 1 0 W type:waterbody North Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 60 22 N 1 0 W type:country United Kingdom ! scope="row" | | Scotland — island of Whalsay, Shetland |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 20 N 1 0 W type:waterbody North Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Isle of Noss, Scotland, (at 60 8 N 1 1 W type:isle Noss) |-valign="top" | 54 36 N 1 0 W type:country United Kingdom ! scope="row" | | England — making landfall just west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50 47 N 1 0 W type:waterbody English Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | English Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Isle of Wight, England, (at 50 41 N 1 4 W type:isle Isle of Wight) |- | 49 24 N 1 0 W type:country France ! scope="row" | | |- | 42 59 N 1 0 W type:country Spain ! scope="row" | | Passing just west of Cartagena, Murcia at 37 36 N 0 59 W type:city Cartagena |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37 35 N 1 0 W type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 35 41 N 1 0 W type:country Algeria ! scope="row" | | |- | 32 32 N 1 0 W type:country Morocco ! scope="row" | | For about 1 km at the easternmost part of the country |- | 32 31 N 1 0 W type:country Algeria ! scope="row" | | |- | 22 33 N 1 0 W type:country Mali ! scope="row" | | |- | 14 51 N 1 0 W type:country Burkina Faso ! scope="row" | | |- | 10 59 N 1 0 W type:country Ghana ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 12 N 1 0 W type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 1 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 68 52 S 1 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land — claimed by |- |} 1 See also Prime meridian 2nd meridian west References collapsed w001 meridian west