5th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 5°0′W / 90.000°N 5.000°W / 90.000; -5.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°55′N 5°0′W / 81.917°N 5.000°W / 81.917; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
58°38′N 5°0′W / 58.633°N 5.000°W / 58.633; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland
55°52′N 5°0′W / 55.867°N 5.000°W / 55.867; -5.000 (Firth of Clyde)	Firth of Clyde	Passing between the Isle of Bute and The Cumbraes, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°46′N 5°0′W / 55.767°N 5.000°W / 55.767; -5.000 (Isle of Bute and the Cumbraes)) Passing just east of the Isle of Arran, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°33′N 5°5′W / 55.550°N 5.083°W / 55.550; -5.083 (Isle of Arran))
55°7′N 5°0′W / 55.117°N 5.000°W / 55.117; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — passing just east of Stranraer (at 54°54′N 5°1′W / 54.900°N 5.017°W / 54.900; -5.017 (Stranraer))
54°45′N 5°0′W / 54.750°N 5.000°W / 54.750; -5.000 (Irish Sea)	Irish Sea	Passing just west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man (at 54°3′N 4°49′W / 54.050°N 4.817°W / 54.050; -4.817 (Calf of Man)) Passing just west of Bardsey Island, Wales, United Kingdom (at 52°45′N 4°48′W / 52.750°N 4.800°W / 52.750; -4.800 (Bardsey Island))
52°1′N 5°0′W / 52.017°N 5.000°W / 52.017; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Wales — passing just west of Haverfordwest (at 51°48′N 4°58′W / 51.800°N 4.967°W / 51.800; -4.967 (Haverfordwest))
51°37′N 5°0′W / 51.617°N 5.000°W / 51.617; -5.000 (Celtic Sea)	Celtic Sea
50°32′N 5°0′W / 50.533°N 5.000°W / 50.533; -5.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — passing just east of Truro (at 50°16′N 5°3′W / 50.267°N 5.050°W / 50.267; -5.050 (Truro))
50°9′N 5°0′W / 50.150°N 5.000°W / 50.150; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	English Channel Passing just east of the island of Ushant, France (at 48°28′N 5°2′W / 48.467°N 5.033°W / 48.467; -5.033 (Ushant)) Iroise Sea Bay of Biscay — from 47°7′N 5°0′W / 47.117°N 5.000°W / 47.117; -5.000 (Bay of Biscay)
43°28′N 5°0′W / 43.467°N 5.000°W / 43.467; -5.000 (Spain)	Spain
36°28′N 5°0′W / 36.467°N 5.000°W / 36.467; -5.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Alboran Sea
35°24′N 5°0′W / 35.400°N 5.000°W / 35.400; -5.000 (Morocco)	Morocco
30°10′N 5°0′W / 30.167°N 5.000°W / 30.167; -5.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
25°6′N 5°0′W / 25.100°N 5.000°W / 25.100; -5.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania	For about 12km
25°0′N 5°0′W / 25.000°N 5.000°W / 25.000; -5.000 (Mali)	Mali
11°59′N 5°0′W / 11.983°N 5.000°W / 11.983; -5.000 (Burkina Faso)	Burkina Faso
10°4′N 5°0′W / 10.067°N 5.000°W / 10.067; -5.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
5°8′N 5°0′W / 5.133°N 5.000°W / 5.133; -5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 5°0′W / 60.000°S 5.000°W / -60.000; -5.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°21′S 5°0′W / 70.350°S 5.000°W / -70.350; -5.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway