From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 24°0′W / 90.000°N 24.000°W / 90.000; -24.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°55′N 24°0′W / 82.917°N 24.000°W / 82.917; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Peary Land peninsula 82°16′N 24°0′W / 82.267°N 24.000°W / 82.267; -24.000 (Independence and Hagen Fjords) Independence Fjord and Hagen Fjord 81°41′N 24°0′W / 81.683°N 24.000°W / 81.683; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland 73°35′N 24°0′W / 73.583°N 24.000°W / 73.583; -24.000 (Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord) Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord 73°23′N 24°0′W / 73.383°N 24.000°W / 73.383; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Ymer Island, Geographical Society Island and Traill Island 72°28′N 24°0′W / 72.467°N 24.000°W / 72.467; -24.000 (King Oscar Fjord) King Oscar Fjord 72°16′N 24°0′W / 72.267°N 24.000°W / 72.267; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland Jameson Land peninsula 70°39′N 24°0′W / 70.650°N 24.000°W / 70.650; -24.000 (Scoresby Sund) Scoresby Sund 70°9′N 24°0′W / 70.150°N 24.000°W / 70.150; -24.000 (Greenland) Greenland 69°36′N 24°0′W / 69.600°N 24.000°W / 69.600; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 65°47′N 24°0′W / 65.783°N 24.000°W / 65.783; -24.000 (Iceland) Iceland Westfjords peninsula 65°28′N 24°0′W / 65.467°N 24.000°W / 65.467; -24.000 (Breiðafjörður) Breiðafjörður 64°53′N 24°0′W / 64.883°N 24.000°W / 64.883; -24.000 (Iceland) Iceland Snæfellsnes peninsula 64°49′N 24°0′W / 64.817°N 24.000°W / 64.817; -24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde (at 16°34′N 24°1′W / 16.567°N 24.017°W / 16.567; -24.017 (São Nicolau))
Passing just west of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde (at 15°4′N 23°47′W / 15.067°N 23.783°W / 15.067; -23.783 (Santiago))
Passing just east of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde (at 14°52′N 24°17′W / 14.867°N 24.283°W / 14.867; -24.283 (Fogo))60°0′S 24°0′W / 60.000°S 24.000°W / -60.000; -24.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°33′S 24°0′W / 74.550°S 24.000°W / -74.550; -24.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom 74°42′S 24°0′W / 74.700°S 24.000°W / -74.700; -24.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 74°55′S 24°0′W / 74.917°S 24.000°W / -74.917; -24.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
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