The meridian 14° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 14th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 166th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 14th meridian west passes through:

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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°0′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 81°48′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81°1′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea |- | 65°36′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64°43′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 28°43′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | Island of Fuerteventura |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28°12′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 26°28′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | Western Sahara | Claimed by |- | 21°20′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | 16°21′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | 13°33′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | 13°17′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | 12°40′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |- | 11°39′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°59′N 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Ascension Island, (at 7°57′S 14°18′W) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°0′S 14°0′W ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71°57′S 14°0′W ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |- |}

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.