29th meridian west
The meridian 29° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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29th meridian west
The 29th meridian west forms a great circle with the 151st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 29th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 29°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 29°0′W Bliss Bay 83°30′N 29°0′W 
GreenlandJohannes V. Jensen Land (Northern Peary Land) 83°10′N 29°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°7′N 29°0′W GreenlandMelville Land (Southern Peary Land) 82°9′N 29°0′W Independence Fjord 81°59′N 29°0′W Greenland68°21′N 29°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Faial Island, Azores, 
Portugal (at 38°35′N 28°50′W)
Passing just west of the island of Martim Vaz,
Brazil (at 20°28′S 28°51′W)
Passing just east of the island of Trindade, Brazil (at 20°31′S 29°18′W)60°0′S 29°0′W Southern Ocean 76°21′S 29°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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