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)
“This man was very clever and quick to learn anything in his line. Our tent was of a kind new to him; but when he had once seen it pitched, it was surprising how quickly he would find and prepare the pole and forked stakes to pitch it with, cutting and placing them right the first time, though I am sure that the majority of white men would have blundered several times.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)