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19th meridian west
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Line of longitude
June 2025
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The meridian 19° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 19th meridian west forms a great circle with the 161st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 19th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 19 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 82 1 N 19 0 W type:country Greenland
! scope="row" |
| Mainland and several islands, including Prinsesse Thyra Island, Store Koldewey, and Shannon Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 28 N 19 0 W type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
|-
| 66 11 N 19 0 W type:country Iceland
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63 25 N 19 0 W type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 19 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 72 38 S 19 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Queen Maud Land, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
18th meridian west
20th meridian west
collapsed
References
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