4th meridian west

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4th meridian west

The meridian 4° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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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The 4th meridian west forms a great circle with the 176th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 4th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N4°0′W / 90.000°N 4.000°W / 90.000; -4.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°52′N4°0′W / 81.867°N 4.000°W / 81.867; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
58°34′N4°0′W / 58.567°N 4.000°W / 58.567; -4.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland
57°56′N4°0′W / 57.933°N 4.000°W / 57.933; -4.000 (North Sea) North Sea Dornoch Firth
57°50′N4°0′W / 57.833°N 4.000°W / 57.833; -4.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland
57°42′N4°0′W / 57.700°N 4.000°W / 57.700; -4.000 (North Sea) North Sea Moray Firth
57°36′N4°0′W / 57.600°N 4.000°W / 57.600; -4.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland — passing through Motherwell, just east of Glasgow (at 55°48′N4°0′W / 55.800°N 4.000°W / 55.800; -4.000 (Motherwell) )
54°46′N4°0′W / 54.767°N 4.000°W / 54.767; -4.000 (Irish Sea) Irish Sea
53°15′N4°0′W / 53.250°N 4.000°W / 53.250; -4.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Wales — passing just west of Swansea (at 51°38′N3°57′W / 51.633°N 3.950°W / 51.633; -3.950 (Swansea) )
51°54′N4°0′W / 51.900°N 4.000°W / 51.900; -4.000 (Bristol Channel) Bristol Channel
51°13′N4°0′W / 51.217°N 4.000°W / 51.217; -4.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom England — passing just east of Plymouth (at 50°22′N4°9′W / 50.367°N 4.150°W / 50.367; -4.150 (Plymouth) )
50°18′N4°0′W / 50.300°N 4.000°W / 50.300; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean English Channel
48°43′N4°0′W / 48.717°N 4.000°W / 48.717; -4.000 (France) Flag of France.svg  France
47°51′N4°0′W / 47.850°N 4.000°W / 47.850; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay
43°27′N4°0′W / 43.450°N 4.000°W / 43.450; -4.000 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
36°45′N4°0′W / 36.750°N 4.000°W / 36.750; -4.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea
35°14′N4°0′W / 35.233°N 4.000°W / 35.233; -4.000 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
30°51′N4°0′W / 30.850°N 4.000°W / 30.850; -4.000 (Algeria) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
24°28′N4°0′W / 24.467°N 4.000°W / 24.467; -4.000 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
13°26′N4°0′W / 13.433°N 4.000°W / 13.433; -4.000 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
9°50′N4°0′W / 9.833°N 4.000°W / 9.833; -4.000 (Côte d'Ivoire) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Passing just east of Abidjan (at 5°19′N4°2′W / 5.317°N 4.033°W / 5.317; -4.033 (Abidjan) )
5°14′N4°0′W / 5.233°N 4.000°W / 5.233; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S4°0′W / 60.000°S 4.000°W / -60.000; -4.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°19′S4°0′W / 70.317°S 4.000°W / -70.317; -4.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Landclaimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

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