From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 20th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 20°0′W / 90.000°N 20.000°W / 90.000; -20.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°33′N 20°0′W / 81.550°N 20.000°W / 81.550; -20.000 (Greenland) Greenland 78°49′N 20°0′W / 78.817°N 20.000°W / 78.817; -20.000 (Jøkelbugten) Jøkelbugten 77°59′N 20°0′W / 77.983°N 20.000°W / 77.983; -20.000 (Greenland) Greenland Gamma Island and Germania Land 76°55′N 20°0′W / 76.917°N 20.000°W / 76.917; -20.000 (Dove Bay) Dove Bay 76°15′N 20°0′W / 76.250°N 20.000°W / 76.250; -20.000 (Greenland) Greenland Mainland, Kuhn Island, and the mainland again 74°16′N 20°0′W / 74.267°N 20.000°W / 74.267; -20.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 66°2′N 20°0′W / 66.033°N 20.000°W / 66.033; -20.000 (Iceland) Iceland 63°32′N 20°0′W / 63.533°N 20.000°W / 63.533; -20.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 20°0′W / 60.000°S 20.000°W / -60.000; -20.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°25′S 20°0′W / 73.417°S 20.000°W / -73.417; -20.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Border between the Antarctic territorial claims of the United Kingdom and Norway
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