30th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 30° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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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30th meridian west (interactive map)
The 30th meridian west forms a great circle with the 150th meridian east, and it is the reference meridian for the time zone UTC-2.
Between the 45th and 61st parallels north, the meridian forms the boundary between the Gander and Shanwick Oceanic air traffic control areas, and for this reason is also known as the "Molson-Guinness Line".[2]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 30th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 30°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°35′N 30°0′W 
GreenlandH.H. Benedict Range (Northern Peary Land) 83°10′N 30°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°8′N 30°0′W GreenlandBronlund Fjord (Southern Peary Land) 82°10′N 30°0′W Independence Fjord 81°55′N 30°0′W GreenlandMainland and Sokongen Island 68°10′N 30°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 30°0′W Southern Ocean 76°35′S 30°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
