From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 4th meridian west passes through:
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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 (at 55°48′N 4°0′W / 55.800°N 4.000°W / 55.800; -4.000 (Motherwell)) 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 (at 51°38′N 3°57′W / 51.633°N 3.950°W / 51.633; -3.950 (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 Plymouth (at 50°22′N 4°9′W / 50.367°N 4.150°W / 50.367; -4.150 (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 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 (at 5°19′N 4°2′W / 5.317°N 4.033°W / 5.317; -4.033 (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) Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway
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Famous quotes containing the words pole to pole and/or pole:
“Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole!
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven,
That slid into my soul.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)
“The discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could not be avoided. It is the wages which human perseverance pays itself when it thinks that something is taking too long. The world needed a discoverer of the North Pole, and in all areas of social activity, merit was less important here than opportunity.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)