6th meridian west

6th meridian west
The meridian 6° 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 6th meridian west forms a great circle with the 174th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Fugloy, (at ) Passing just east of the island of Svínoy, (at ) Passing just west of the island of North Rona, Scotland, (at ) Passing just east of the island of Sula Sgeir, Scotland, (at )
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | The Minch
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the isle of Lewis, Scotland, (at )
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| Scotland — islands of South Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, Skye
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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| Scotland — peninsulas of Ardnamurchan and Morvern, and the Isle of Mull
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Firth of Lorn
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| Scotland — island of Jura
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sound of Jura — passing just east of the island of Islay, Scotland, (at ) North Channel — passing just east of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, (at )
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| Northern Ireland — passing just west of Belfast (at )
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Lambay Island, (at ) Passing just east of Howth Head, (at near Dublin) Passing just east of Wicklow Head, (at )
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celtic Sea — passing just west of Land's End, England, (at ) — passing just east of the Isles of Scilly, England, (at ) through an unnamed part of the ocean — from and into the Bay of Biscay — from
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| Passing just west of Seville (at )
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of (at )
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See also
5th meridian west
7th meridian west
w006 meridian west