From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 27°0′W / 90.000°N 27.000°W / 90.000; -27.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°27′N 27°0′W / 83.450°N 27.000°W / 83.450; -27.000 (Greenland) Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°9′N 27°0′W / 83.150°N 27.000°W / 83.150; -27.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°3′N 27°0′W / 83.050°N 27.000°W / 83.050; -27.000 (Greenland) Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°11′N 27°0′W / 82.183°N 27.000°W / 82.183; -27.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°2′N 27°0′W / 82.033°N 27.000°W / 82.033; -27.000 (Greenland) Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°38′N 27°0′W / 68.633°N 27.000°W / 68.633; -27.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°42′N 27°2′W / 38.700°N 27.033°W / 38.700; -27.033 (Terceira Island))
Passing just east of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°43′S 27°4′W / 56.717°S 27.067°W / -56.717; -27.067 (Visokoi Island))
Passing just west of Vindication Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°6′S 26°48′W / 57.100°S 26.800°W / -57.100; -26.800 (Vindication Island))
Passing just west of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°2′S 26°40′W / 59.033°S 26.667°W / -59.033; -26.667 (Bristol Island))
Passing just east of Bellingshausen Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 59°26′S 27°4′W / 59.433°S 27.067°W / -59.433; -27.067 (Bellingshausen Island))60°0′S 27°0′W / 60.000°S 27.000°W / -60.000; -27.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°0′S 27°0′W / 76.000°S 27.000°W / -76.000; -27.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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