# 8th meridian west

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The meridian 8° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 8th meridian west forms a great circle with the 172nd meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian west passes through:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 8.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -8.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°5′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.083°N 8.000°W﻿ / 82.083; -8.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 71°9′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.150°N 8.000°W﻿ / 71.150; -8.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Island of Jan Mayen 71°1′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.017°N 8.000°W﻿ / 71.017; -8.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mykines, Faroe Islands (at 62°6′N 7°40′W﻿ / ﻿62.100°N 7.667°W﻿ / 62.100; -7.667﻿ (Mykines)) Passing just west of the Monach Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 57°31′N 7°40′W﻿ / ﻿57.517°N 7.667°W﻿ / 57.517; -7.667﻿ (Monach Islands)) Passing just west of the island of Mingulay, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 56°48′N 7°40′W﻿ / ﻿56.800°N 7.667°W﻿ / 56.800; -7.667﻿ (Mingulay)) 55°13′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.217°N 8.000°W﻿ / 55.217; -8.000﻿ (Ireland)  Ireland 54°32′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.533°N 8.000°W﻿ / 54.533; -8.000﻿ (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Northern Ireland 54°21′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.350°N 8.000°W﻿ / 54.350; -8.000﻿ (Ireland)  Ireland Passing just west of Athlone (at 53°25′N 7°56′W﻿ / ﻿53.417°N 7.933°W﻿ / 53.417; -7.933﻿ (Athlone)) 51°51′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.850°N 8.000°W﻿ / 51.850; -8.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°42′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.700°N 8.000°W﻿ / 43.700; -8.000﻿ (Spain)  Spain Cedeira (province of A Coruña) 41°50′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.833°N 8.000°W﻿ / 41.833; -8.000﻿ (Portugal)  Portugal Montalegre (Vila Real District) 37°0′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.000°N 8.000°W﻿ / 37.000; -8.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 33°28′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿33.467°N 8.000°W﻿ / 33.467; -8.000﻿ (Morocco)  Morocco Passing through Marrakesh (at 31°38′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.633°N 8.000°W﻿ / 31.633; -8.000﻿ (Marrakesh)) 29°7′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.117°N 8.000°W﻿ / 29.117; -8.000﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria 26°55′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿26.917°N 8.000°W﻿ / 26.917; -8.000﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania 15°30′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.500°N 8.000°W﻿ / 15.500; -8.000﻿ (Mali)  Mali Passing through Bamako (at 12°38′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.633°N 8.000°W﻿ / 12.633; -8.000﻿ (Bamako)) 10°20′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.333°N 8.000°W﻿ / 10.333; -8.000﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea 10°8′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.133°N 8.000°W﻿ / 10.133; -8.000﻿ (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast 9°24′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.400°N 8.000°W﻿ / 9.400; -8.000﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea 8°29′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.483°N 8.000°W﻿ / 8.483; -8.000﻿ (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast 8°12′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.200°N 8.000°W﻿ / 8.200; -8.000﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea For about 3 km 8°10′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.167°N 8.000°W﻿ / 8.167; -8.000﻿ (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast For about 9 km 8°5′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.083°N 8.000°W﻿ / 8.083; -8.000﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea For about 6 km 8°2′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.033°N 8.000°W﻿ / 8.033; -8.000﻿ (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast 6°19′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.317°N 8.000°W﻿ / 6.317; -8.000﻿ (Liberia)  Liberia 4°31′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.517°N 8.000°W﻿ / 4.517; -8.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 8.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -8.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°40′S 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.667°S 8.000°W﻿ / -70.667; -8.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

## Ordnance Survey Ireland

The Irish grid reference system uses the point 53°30′N 8°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.500°N 8.000°W﻿ / 53.500; -8.000 as its true origin.