9th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 9° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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9th meridian west (interactive map)
The 9th meridian west forms a great circle with the 171st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 9th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 9°0′W Arctic Ocean 82°8′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean 70°52′N 9°0′W 
NorwayIsland of Jan Mayen 70°49′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean 54°18′N 9°0′W 
IrelandPassing just east of Galway at 53°16'48"N 51°34′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean 43°14′N 9°0′W 
SpainMainland and island of Sálvora 42°28′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean 39°48′N 9°0′W 
PortugalPassing just east of Lisbon (at 38°42′N 9°8′W) 38°27′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (at 37°1′N 8°59′W)32°47′N 9°0′W 
Morocco27°40′N 9°0′W Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco26°0′N 9°0′W 
Mauritania15°30′N 9°0′W 
Mali12°22′N 9°0′W 
Guinea7°14′N 9°0′W 
Liberia4°58′N 9°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 9°0′W Southern Ocean 70°27′S 9°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
