8th meridian west

The meridian 8° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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8th meridian west (interactive map)

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	Arctic Ocean
82°5′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
71°9′N 8°0′W	Norway	Island of Jan Mayen
71°1′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Mykines,  Faroe Islands (at 62°6′N 7°40′W) Passing just west of the Monach Islands, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at 57°31′N 7°40′W) Passing just west of the island of Mingulay, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at 56°48′N 7°40′W)
55°13′N 8°0′W	Ireland
54°32′N 8°0′W	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland
54°21′N 8°0′W	Ireland	Passing just west of Athlone (at 53°25′N 7°56′W)
51°51′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
43°42′N 8°0′W	Spain	Cedeira (province of A Coruña)
41°50′N 8°0′W	Portugal	Montalegre (Vila Real District)
37°0′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°28′N 8°0′W	Morocco	Passing through Marrakesh (at 31°38′N 8°0′W)
29°7′N 8°0′W	Algeria
26°55′N 8°0′W	Mauritania
15°30′N 8°0′W	Mali	Passing through Bamako (at 12°38′N 8°0′W)
10°20′N 8°0′W	Guinea
10°8′N 8°0′W	Ivory Coast
9°24′N 8°0′W	Guinea
8°29′N 8°0′W	Ivory Coast
8°12′N 8°0′W	Guinea	For about 3 km
8°10′N 8°0′W	Ivory Coast	For about 9 km
8°5′N 8°0′W	Guinea	For about 6 km
8°2′N 8°0′W	Ivory Coast
6°19′N 8°0′W	Liberia
4°31′N 8°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 8°0′W	Southern Ocean
70°40′S 8°0′W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

Ordnance Survey Ireland

The Irish grid reference system uses the point 53°30′N 8°0′W as its true origin.^[2]

See also

• 7th meridian west
• 9th meridian west