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.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 5°0′W / 90.000°N 5.000°W | Arctic Ocean | |
81°55′N 5°0′W / 81.917°N 5.000°W | Atlantic Ocean | |
58°38′N 5°0′W / 58.633°N 5.000°W | United Kingdom | Scotland |
55°52′N 5°0′W / 55.867°N 5.000°W | Firth of Clyde | Passing between the Isle of Bute and The Cumbraes, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°46′N 5°0′W / 55.767°N 5.000°W) Passing just east of the Isle of Arran, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°33′N 5°5′W / 55.550°N 5.083°W) |
55°7′N 5°0′W / 55.117°N 5.000°W | United Kingdom | Scotland — passing just east of Stranraer (at 54°54′N 5°1′W / 54.900°N 5.017°W) |
54°45′N 5°0′W / 54.750°N 5.000°W | Irish Sea | Passing just west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man (at 54°3′N 4°49′W / 54.050°N 4.817°W) Passing just west of Bardsey Island, Wales, United Kingdom (at 52°45′N 4°48′W / 52.750°N 4.800°W) |
52°1′N 5°0′W / 52.017°N 5.000°W | United Kingdom | Wales — passing just west of Haverfordwest (at 51°48′N 4°58′W / 51.800°N 4.967°W) |
51°37′N 5°0′W / 51.617°N 5.000°W | Celtic Sea | |
50°32′N 5°0′W / 50.533°N 5.000°W | United Kingdom | England — passing just east of Truro (at 50°16′N 5°3′W / 50.267°N 5.050°W) |
50°9′N 5°0′W / 50.150°N 5.000°W | Atlantic Ocean | English Channel Passing just east of the island of Ushant, France (at 48°28′N 5°2′W / 48.467°N 5.033°W) Iroise Sea Bay of Biscay — from 47°7′N 5°0′W / 47.117°N 5.000°W |
43°28′N 5°0′W / 43.467°N 5.000°W | Spain | |
36°28′N 5°0′W / 36.467°N 5.000°W | Mediterranean Sea | Alboran Sea |
35°24′N 5°0′W / 35.400°N 5.000°W | Morocco | Passing through Fez (at 34°2′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W) |
30°10′N 5°0′W / 30.167°N 5.000°W | Algeria | |
25°6′N 5°0′W / 25.100°N 5.000°W | Mauritania | For about 12 km |
25°0′N 5°0′W / 25.000°N 5.000°W | Mali | |
11°59′N 5°0′W / 11.983°N 5.000°W | Burkina Faso | |
10°4′N 5°0′W / 10.067°N 5.000°W | Ivory Coast | |
5°8′N 5°0′W / 5.133°N 5.000°W | Atlantic Ocean | |
60°0′S 5°0′W / 60.000°S 5.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
70°21′S 5°0′W / 70.350°S 5.000°W | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway |