27th meridian west
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27th meridian west ()
The meridian 27° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 27th meridian west forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 27°0′W / 90.000°N 27.000°W Arctic Ocean 83°27′N 27°0′W / 83.450°N 27.000°W 
Greenland
Daly Range (Northern Peary Land) 83°9′N 27°0′W / 83.150°N 27.000°W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°3′N 27°0′W / 83.050°N 27.000°W Greenland
Melville Land (Southern Peary Land) 82°11′N 27°0′W / 82.183°N 27.000°W Independence Fjord 82°2′N 27°0′W / 82.033°N 27.000°W Greenland
Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°38′N 27°0′W / 68.633°N 27.000°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores, .svg.png)
Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W / 38.700°N 27.033°W)
Passing just east of Visokoi Island,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W / 56.717°S 27.067°W)
Passing just west of Vindication Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W / 57.100°S 26.800°W)
Passing just west of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W / 59.033°S 26.667°W)
Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W / 59.433°S 27.067°W)
60°0′S 27°0′W / 60.000°S 27.000°W Southern Ocean 76°0′S 27°0′W / 76.000°S 27.000°W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
References
- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
