title: 26th meridian west
text: # 26th meridian west
  
  The meridian 26° 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.
  
  The 26th meridian west forms a great circle with the 154th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 26th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 26.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -26.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°21′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.350°N 26.000°W﻿ / 83.350; -26.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°14′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.233°N 26.000°W﻿ / 83.233; -26.000﻿ (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°8′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.133°N 26.000°W﻿ / 83.133; -26.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°10′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.167°N 26.000°W﻿ / 82.167; -26.000﻿ (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°1′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.017°N 26.000°W﻿ / 82.017; -26.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland 81°36′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.600°N 26.000°W﻿ / 81.600; -26.000﻿ (Hagen Fjord) Hagen Fjord 81°29′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.483°N 26.000°W﻿ / 81.483; -26.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Mainland and the island of Milne Land 70°32′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.533°N 26.000°W﻿ / 70.533; -26.000﻿ (Scoresby Sund) Scoresby Sund 70°16′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.267°N 26.000°W﻿ / 70.267; -26.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland 68°47′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.783°N 26.000°W﻿ / 68.783; -26.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal (at 37°51′N 25°51′W﻿ / ﻿37.850°N 25.850°W﻿ / 37.850; -25.850﻿ (São Miguel Island)) Passing just east of Saunders Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 57°47′S 26°20′W﻿ / ﻿57.783°S 26.333°W﻿ / -57.783; -26.333﻿ (Saunders Island)) Passing just east of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 58°28′S 26°13′W﻿ / ﻿58.467°S 26.217°W﻿ / -58.467; -26.217﻿ (Montagu Island)) 60°0′S 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 26.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -26.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 75°23′S 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.383°S 26.000°W﻿ / -75.383; -26.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
  