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The 4th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[176th meridian east]].
The 4th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[176th meridian east]].

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


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:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Co-ordinates
! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates
! Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! Notes
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|81|52|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|81|52|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|58|34|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{Coord|58|34|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{UK}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Scotland]]
| [[Scotland]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|57|56|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=North Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|57|56|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=North Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Dornoch Firth]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Dornoch Firth]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|57|50|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{Coord|57|50|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{UK}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Scotland]]
| [[Scotland]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|57|42|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=North Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|57|42|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=North Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Moray Firth]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Moray Firth]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|57|36|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{Coord|57|36|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{UK}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Scotland]], passing through [[Motherwell]], just east of [[Glasgow]]
| [[Scotland]], passing through [[Motherwell]], just east of [[Glasgow]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|54|46|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Irish Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|54|46|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Irish Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Irish Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Irish Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|53|15|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{Coord|53|15|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{UK}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Wales]], passing just west of [[Swansea]]
| [[Wales]], passing just west of [[Swansea]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|54|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bristol Channel}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|54|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bristol Channel}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bristol Channel]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bristol Channel]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|51|13|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{Coord|51|13|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
| {{UK}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[England]], passing just east of [[Barnstaple]] and [[Plymouth]]
| [[England]], passing just east of [[Barnstaple]] and [[Plymouth]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|50|18|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|50|18|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[English Channel]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[English Channel]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|48|43|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=France}}
| {{Coord|48|43|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=France}}
| {{FRA}}
! scope="row" | {{FRA}}
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|51|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|51|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bay of Biscay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bay of Biscay]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|43|27|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Spain}}
| {{Coord|43|27|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Spain}}
| {{ESP}}
! scope="row" | {{ESP}}
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|45|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|45|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Mediterranean Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Mediterranean Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Alboran Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Alboran Sea]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|35|14|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Morocco}}
| {{Coord|35|14|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Morocco}}
| {{MAR}}
! scope="row" | {{MAR}}
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Coord|30|51|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Algeria}}
| {{Coord|30|51|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Algeria}}
| {{DZA}}
! scope="row" | {{DZA}}
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Coord|24|28|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Mali}}
| {{Coord|24|28|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Mali}}
| {{MLI}}
! scope="row" | {{MLI}}
| The territory north of {{Coord|14|30|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Azawad}} (approximate co-ordinates) has declared independence as {{flag|Azawad}}
| The territory north of {{Coord|14|30|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Azawad}} (approximate co-ordinates) has declared independence as {{flag|Azawad}}
|-
|-
| {{Coord|13|26|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Burkina Faso}}
| {{Coord|13|26|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Burkina Faso}}
| {{BFA}}
! scope="row" | {{BFA}}
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Coord|9|50|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Côte d'Ivoire}}
| {{Coord|9|50|N|4|0|W|type:country|name=Côte d'Ivoire}}
| {{CIV}}
! scope="row" | {{CIV}}
| Passing just east of [[Abidjan]]
| Passing just east of [[Abidjan]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|14|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|14|N|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|4|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|70|19|S|4|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| {{Coord|70|19|S|4|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| [[Antarctica]]
! scope="row" [[Antarctica]]
| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NOR}}
| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NOR}}
|-
|-

Revision as of 18:34, 13 July 2012

Line across the Earth
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.

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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 4°0′W / 90.000°N 4.000°W / 90.000; -4.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°52′N 4°0′W / 81.867°N 4.000°W / 81.867; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
58°34′N 4°0′W / 58.567°N 4.000°W / 58.567; -4.000 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Scotland
57°56′N 4°0′W / 57.933°N 4.000°W / 57.933; -4.000 (North Sea) North Sea Dornoch Firth
57°50′N 4°0′W / 57.833°N 4.000°W / 57.833; -4.000 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Scotland
57°42′N 4°0′W / 57.700°N 4.000°W / 57.700; -4.000 (North Sea) North Sea Moray Firth
57°36′N 4°0′W / 57.600°N 4.000°W / 57.600; -4.000 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Scotland, passing through Motherwell, just east of Glasgow
54°46′N 4°0′W / 54.767°N 4.000°W / 54.767; -4.000 (Irish Sea) Irish Sea
53°15′N 4°0′W / 53.250°N 4.000°W / 53.250; -4.000 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Wales, passing just west of Swansea
51°54′N 4°0′W / 51.900°N 4.000°W / 51.900; -4.000 (Bristol Channel) Bristol Channel
51°13′N 4°0′W / 51.217°N 4.000°W / 51.217; -4.000 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom England, passing just east of Barnstaple and Plymouth
50°18′N 4°0′W / 50.300°N 4.000°W / 50.300; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean English Channel
48°43′N 4°0′W / 48.717°N 4.000°W / 48.717; -4.000 (France)  France
47°51′N 4°0′W / 47.850°N 4.000°W / 47.850; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay
43°27′N 4°0′W / 43.450°N 4.000°W / 43.450; -4.000 (Spain)  Spain
46°45′N 4°0′W / 46.750°N 4.000°W / 46.750; -4.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea
35°14′N 4°0′W / 35.233°N 4.000°W / 35.233; -4.000 (Morocco)  Morocco
30°51′N 4°0′W / 30.850°N 4.000°W / 30.850; -4.000 (Algeria)  Algeria
24°28′N 4°0′W / 24.467°N 4.000°W / 24.467; -4.000 (Mali)  Mali The territory north of 14°30′N 4°0′W / 14.500°N 4.000°W / 14.500; -4.000 (Azawad) (approximate co-ordinates) has declared independence as  Azawad
13°26′N 4°0′W / 13.433°N 4.000°W / 13.433; -4.000 (Burkina Faso)  Burkina Faso
9°50′N 4°0′W / 9.833°N 4.000°W / 9.833; -4.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast Passing just east of Abidjan
5°14′N 4°0′W / 5.233°N 4.000°W / 5.233; -4.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 4°0′W / 60.000°S 4.000°W / -60.000; -4.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°19′S 4°0′W / 70.317°S 4.000°W / -70.317; -4.000 (Antarctica) scope="row" Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also