12th meridian west
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The meridian 12° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 12th meridian west forms a great circle with the 168th meridian east.
Part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the meridian.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Greenland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Morocco
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco and the
Sahrawi Republic
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Western Sahara / Mauritania border
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mauritania
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali
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For about 13km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali
For about 11km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Senegal
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Senegal
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Guinea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sierra Leone
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway