23rd Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 23°0′W / 90.000°N 23.000°W / 90.000; -23.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°48′N 23°0′W / 82.800°N 23.000°W / 82.800; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Peary Land peninsula
82°17′N 23°0′W / 82.283°N 23.000°W / 82.283; -23.000 (Independence Fjord)	Independence Fjord
82°0′N 23°0′W / 82.000°N 23.000°W / 82.000; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Passing through Danmark Fjord
73°20′N 23°0′W / 73.333°N 23.000°W / 73.333; -23.000 (Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord)	Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord
73°9′N 23°0′W / 73.150°N 23.000°W / 73.150; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island
72°16′N 23°0′W / 72.267°N 23.000°W / 72.267; -23.000 (King Oscar Fjord)	King Oscar Fjord
72°1′N 23°0′W / 72.017°N 23.000°W / 72.017; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Jameson Land peninsula
70°26′N 23°0′W / 70.433°N 23.000°W / 70.433; -23.000 (Scoresby Sund)	Scoresby Sund
70°5′N 23°0′W / 70.083°N 23.000°W / 70.083; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
69°45′N 23°0′W / 69.750°N 23.000°W / 69.750; -23.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
66°26′N 23°0′W / 66.433°N 23.000°W / 66.433; -23.000 (Iceland)	Iceland	Westfjords peninsula
66°17′N 23°0′W / 66.283°N 23.000°W / 66.283; -23.000 (Ísafjarðardjúp)	Ísafjarðardjúp
66°5′N 23°0′W / 66.083°N 23.000°W / 66.083; -23.000 (Iceland)	Iceland	Westfjords peninsula
65°33′N 23°0′W / 65.550°N 23.000°W / 65.550; -23.000 (Breiðafjörður)	Breiðafjörður
65°1′N 23°0′W / 65.017°N 23.000°W / 65.017; -23.000 (Iceland)	Iceland	Snæfellsnes peninsula
64°48′N 23°0′W / 64.800°N 23.000°W / 64.800; -23.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Sal, Cape Verde (at 16°48′N 22°59′W / 16.800°N 22.983°W / 16.800; -22.983 (Sal)) Passing just west of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde (at 16°2′N 22°58′W / 16.033°N 22.967°W / 16.033; -22.967 (Boa Vista)) Passing just east of the island of Maio, Cape Verde (at 15°10′N 23°6′W / 15.167°N 23.100°W / 15.167; -23.100 (Maio))
60°0′S 23°0′W / 60.000°S 23.000°W / -60.000; -23.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
74°18′S 23°0′W / 74.300°S 23.000°W / -74.300; -23.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom