12th meridian west

12th meridian west

The meridian 12° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the meridian.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:

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