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