The meridian 23° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 23rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 157th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian west passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°0′N 23°0′W
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| 82°48′N 23°0′W
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| Herlufsholm Strand (Peary Land)
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82°17′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Independence Fjord
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| 82°0′N 23°0′W
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| Passing through Danmark Fjord
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73°20′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
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| 73°9′N 23°0′W
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| Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72°16′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | King Oscar Fjord
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| 72°1′N 23°0′W
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| Jameson Land peninsula
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°26′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Scoresby Sund
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| 70°5′N 23°0′W
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°45′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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| 66°26′N 23°0′W
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| Westfjords peninsula
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°17′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ísafjarðardjúp
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| 66°5′N 23°0′W
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| Westfjords peninsula
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65°33′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Breiðafjörður
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| 65°1′N 23°0′W
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| Snæfellsnes peninsula
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64°48′N 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Sal, (at 16°48′N 22°59′W)
Passing just west of the island of Boa Vista, (at 16°2′N 22°58′W)
Passing just east of the island of Maio, (at 15°10′N 23°6′W)
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°0′S 23°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
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| 74°18′S 23°0′W
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| British Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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See also
References
- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.