22nd meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 22° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. [2][3]
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22nd meridian west (interactive map)
The 22nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 158th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 22nd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 22°0′W Arctic Ocean 82°42′N 22°0′W 
GreenlandPeary Land peninsula 82°28′N 22°0′W Independence Fjord 81°14′N 22°0′W GreenlandPassing through Danmark Fjord and Gael Hamke Bay 73°19′N 22°0′W Foster Bay 72°56′N 22°0′W GreenlandGeographical Society Island and Traill Island 72°24′N 22°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 71°44′N 22°0′W GreenlandJameson Land peninsula 70°29′N 22°0′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 66°16′N 22°0′W 
IcelandWestfjords peninsula 65°31′N 22°0′W Breiðafjörður 65°23′N 22°0′W Iceland65°6′N 22°0′W Breiðafjörður 65°1′N 22°0′W Iceland64°18′N 22°0′W Faxaflói 64°9′N 22°0′W IcelandPassing just west of Reykjavík 63°50′N 22°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 22°0′W Southern Ocean 74°9′S 22°0′W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by 
United Kingdom
