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16th meridian west

Themeridian 16° west ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Greenland,Iceland, theAtlantic Ocean,Africa, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 16th meridian west forms agreat circle with the164th meridian east.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 16th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N16°0′W / 90.000°N 16.000°W /90.000; -16.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°45′N16°0′W / 81.750°N 16.000°W /81.750; -16.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
80°21′N16°0′W / 80.350°N 16.000°W /80.350; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
66°31′N16°0′W / 66.517°N 16.000°W /66.517; -16.000 (Iceland)	Iceland
64°7′N16°0′W / 64.117°N 16.000°W /64.117; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east ofPorto Santo Island, Portugal (at33°5′N16°17′W / 33.083°N 16.283°W /33.083; -16.283 (Porto Santo Island)) Passing just west ofSelvagem Grande Island, Portugal (at30°8′N15°52′W / 30.133°N 15.867°W /30.133; -15.867 (Selvagem Grande Island)) Passing just east ofSelvagem Pequena Island, Portugal (at30°2′N16°2′W / 30.033°N 16.033°W /30.033; -16.033 (Selvagem Pequena Island)) Passing just east of the islands ofTenerife, Spain (at28°33′N16°7′W / 28.550°N 16.117°W /28.550; -16.117 (Tenerife)) Passing just west of the island ofGran Canaria, Spain (at27°55′N15°49′W / 27.917°N 15.817°W /27.917; -15.817 (Gran Canaria))
23°39′N16°0′W / 23.650°N 16.000°W /23.650; -16.000 (Western Sahara)	Western Sahara	Dakhla peninsula — claimed by Morocco
23°38′N16°0′W / 23.633°N 16.000°W /23.633; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
23°22′N16°0′W / 23.367°N 16.000°W /23.367; -16.000 (Western Sahara)	Western Sahara	Claimed by Morocco
21°20′N16°0′W / 21.333°N 16.000°W /21.333; -16.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania	Passing throughNouakchott (at18°6′N16°0′W / 18.100°N 16.000°W /18.100; -16.000 (Nouakchott))
16°30′N16°0′W / 16.500°N 16.000°W /16.500; -16.000 (Senegal)	Senegal
13°35′N16°0′W / 13.583°N 16.000°W /13.583; -16.000 (Gambia)	Gambia
13°10′N16°0′W / 13.167°N 16.000°W /13.167; -16.000 (Senegal)	Senegal
12°27′N16°0′W / 12.450°N 16.000°W /12.450; -16.000 (Guinea-Bissau)	Guinea-Bissau	Mainland andIlha de Pecixe
11°48′N16°0′W / 11.800°N 16.000°W /11.800; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
11°34′N16°0′W / 11.567°N 16.000°W /11.567; -16.000 (Guinea-Bissau)	Guinea-Bissau	Bissagos Islands
11°2′N16°0′W / 11.033°N 16.000°W /11.033; -16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S16°0′W / 60.000°S 16.000°W /-60.000; -16.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
72°18′S16°0′W / 72.300°S 16.000°W /-72.300; -16.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land,claimed by Norway

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