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.
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12th meridian west
The 12th meridian west forms a great circle with the 168th meridian east.
Part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the meridian.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 12°0′W Arctic Ocean 81°37′N 12°0′W 
Greenland81°18′N 12°0′W Atlantic Ocean 28°7′N 12°0′W 
Morocco27°40′N 12°0′W Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco and the 
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic26°0′N 12°0′W Western Sahara / 
Mauritania border23°27′N 12°0′W Mauritania14°46′N 12°0′W 
Mali14°12′N 12°0′W 
SenegalFor about 13 km 14°4′N 12°0′W MaliFor about 11 km 13°58′N 12°0′W Senegal13°46′N 12°0′W Mali13°34′N 12°0′W Senegal12°24′N 12°0′W 
Guinea9°54′N 12°0′W 
Sierra Leone7°12′N 12°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tristan da Cunha, 
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 37°7′S 12°13′W)60°0′S 12°0′W Southern Ocean 71°18′S 12°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by 
Norway
References
- Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 437–44.
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