27th meridian west

The meridian 27° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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27th meridian west

The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 27°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 27°0′W	Greenland	Daly Range (Northern Peary Land)
83°9′N 27°0′W	Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°3′N 27°0′W	Greenland	Melville Land (Southern Peary Land)
82°11′N 27°0′W	Independence Fjord
82°2′N 27°0′W	Greenland	Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again
68°38′N 27°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W) Passing just east of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W) Passing just west of Vindication Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W) Passing just west of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W) Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W)
60°0′S 27°0′W	Southern Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 26th meridian west
• 28th meridian west