From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 26th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 26°0′W / 90.000°N 26.000°W / 90.000; -26.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°21′N 26°0′W / 83.350°N 26.000°W / 83.350; -26.000 (Greenland) Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°14′N 26°0′W / 83.233°N 26.000°W / 83.233; -26.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°8′N 26°0′W / 83.133°N 26.000°W / 83.133; -26.000 (Greenland) Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°10′N 26°0′W / 82.167°N 26.000°W / 82.167; -26.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°1′N 26°0′W / 82.017°N 26.000°W / 82.017; -26.000 (Greenland) Greenland 81°36′N 26°0′W / 81.600°N 26.000°W / 81.600; -26.000 (Hagen Fjord) Hagen Fjord 81°29′N 26°0′W / 81.483°N 26.000°W / 81.483; -26.000 (Greenland) Greenland Mainland and the island of Milne Land 70°32′N 26°0′W / 70.533°N 26.000°W / 70.533; -26.000 (Scoresby Sund) Scoresby Sund 70°16′N 26°0′W / 70.267°N 26.000°W / 70.267; -26.000 (Greenland) Greenland 68°47′N 26°0′W / 68.783°N 26.000°W / 68.783; -26.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal (at 37°51′N 25°51′W / 37.850°N 25.850°W / 37.850; -25.850 (São Miguel Island))
Passing just east of Saunders Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°47′S 26°20′W / 57.783°S 26.333°W / -57.783; -26.333 (Saunders Island))
Passing just east of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 58°28′S 26°13′W / 58.467°S 26.217°W / -58.467; -26.217 (Montagu Island))60°0′S 26°0′W / 60.000°S 26.000°W / -60.000; -26.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 75°23′S 26°0′W / 75.383°S 26.000°W / -75.383; -26.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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