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16th meridian west

Line of longitude

The meridian 16° 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 16th meridian west forms a great circle with the 164th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 16th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Selvagem Grande Island, (at ) Passing just east of Selvagem Pequena Island, (at ) Passing just east of the islands of Tenerife, (at ) Passing just west of the island of Gran Canaria, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | Western Sahara

Dakhla peninsula — claimed by
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| ! scope="row" | Western Sahara

Claimed by

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Passing through Nouakchott (at )

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Mainland and Ilha de Pecixe
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Bissagos Islands
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

"What is longitude?".

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