10th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 10° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 10th meridian west forms a great circle with the 170th meridian east.
The meridian defines the western limit of the New Swabia area in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 10th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 10°0′W / 90.000°N 10.000°W / 90.000; -10.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°12′N 10°0′W / 82.200°N 10.000°W / 82.200; -10.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 54°19′N 10°0′W / 54.317°N 10.000°W / 54.317; -10.000 (Ireland) Ireland
Mullet Peninsula, Achill Island, Clare Island and Connemara 53°23′N 10°0′W / 53.383°N 10.000°W / 53.383; -10.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 52°15′N 10°0′W / 52.250°N 10.000°W / 52.250; -10.000 (Ireland) Ireland
Dingle, Iveragh and Beara Peninsulas 51°37′N 10°0′W / 51.617°N 10.000°W / 51.617; -10.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 29°39′N 10°0′W / 29.650°N 10.000°W / 29.650; -10.000 (Morocco) Morocco
27°40′N 10°0′W / 27.667°N 10.000°W / 27.667; -10.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco
26°0′N 10°0′W / 26.000°N 10.000°W / 26.000; -10.000 (Mauritania) Mauritania
15°21′N 10°0′W / 15.350°N 10.000°W / 15.350; -10.000 (Mali) Mali
12°7′N 10°0′W / 12.117°N 10.000°W / 12.117; -10.000 (Guinea) Guinea
8°26′N 10°0′W / 8.433°N 10.000°W / 8.433; -10.000 (Liberia) Liberia
5°49′N 10°0′W / 5.817°N 10.000°W / 5.817; -10.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 40°18′S 10°0′W / 40.300°S 10.000°W / -40.300; -10.000 (St Helena) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Gough Island 40°19′S 10°0′W / 40.317°S 10.000°W / -40.317; -10.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 10°0′W / 60.000°S 10.000°W / -60.000; -10.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°50′S 10°0′W / 70.833°S 10.000°W / -70.833; -10.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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