11th meridian west

Line across the Earth
11°
11th meridian west ()

The meridian 11° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 11th meridian west forms a great circle with the 169th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 11th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 11°0′W / 90.000°N 11.000°W / 90.000; -11.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°15′N 11°0′W / 82.250°N 11.000°W / 82.250; -11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Nordostrundingen,  Greenland
28°47′N 11°0′W / 28.783°N 11.000°W / 28.783; -11.000 (Morocco)  Morocco
27°40′N 11°0′W / 27.667°N 11.000°W / 27.667; -11.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
26°0′N 11°0′W / 26.000°N 11.000°W / 26.000; -11.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
15°14′N 11°0′W / 15.233°N 11.000°W / 15.233; -11.000 (Mali)  Mali
12°12′N 11°0′W / 12.200°N 11.000°W / 12.200; -11.000 (Guinea)  Guinea
9°45′N 11°0′W / 9.750°N 11.000°W / 9.750; -11.000 (Sierra Leone)  Sierra Leone
7°27′N 11°0′W / 7.450°N 11.000°W / 7.450; -11.000 (Liberia)  Liberia
6°33′N 11°0′W / 6.550°N 11.000°W / 6.550; -11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 11°0′W / 60.000°S 11.000°W / -60.000; -11.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°1′S 11°0′W / 71.017°S 11.000°W / -71.017; -11.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

References

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