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5th meridian west
The
meridian
5°
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
5th meridian
west forms a
great circle
with the
175th meridian east
.
From
Pole to Pole
Starting
at
the North
Pole and
heading south
to
the South
Pole,
the 5th
meridian west
passes
through: