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1st meridian west
The
meridian
1°
west
of
Greenwich
is a
line of longitude
that extends
from the North
Pole
across the
Arctic Ocean
,
the Atlantic
Ocean,
Europe
,
Africa
, the
Southern Ocean
, and
Antarctica
to the
South Pole
.
The 1st
meridian west forms a
great circle
with the
179th meridian east
.
From
Pole to Pole
Starting
at
the North
Pole and
heading south
to
the South
Pole,
the 1st
meridian west
passes
through: