6th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 6°0′W / 90.000°N 6.000°W / 90.000; -6.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°58′N 6°0′W / 81.967°N 6.000°W / 81.967; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands (at 62°20′N 6°15′W / 62.333°N 6.250°W / 62.333; -6.250 (Fugloy)) Passing just east of the island of Svínoy, Faroe Islands (at 62°17′N 6°17′W / 62.283°N 6.283°W / 62.283; -6.283 (Svínoy)) Passing just west of the island of North Rona, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 59°7′N 5°50′W / 59.117°N 5.833°W / 59.117; -5.833 (North Rona)) Passing just east of the island of Sula Sgeir, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 59°6′N 6°9′W / 59.100°N 6.150°W / 59.100; -6.150 (Sula Sgeir))
58°32′N 6°0′W / 58.533°N 6.000°W / 58.533; -6.000 (The Minch)	The Minch	Passing just east of the isle of Lewis, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 58°15′N 6°8′W / 58.250°N 6.133°W / 58.250; -6.133 (Lewis))
57°33′N 6°0′W / 57.550°N 6.000°W / 57.550; -6.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — islands of South Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, Skye
57°1′N 6°0′W / 57.017°N 6.000°W / 57.017; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Sea of the Hebrides
56°46′N 6°0′W / 56.767°N 6.000°W / 56.767; -6.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — peninsulas of Ardnamurchan and Morvern, and the Isle of Mull
56°19′N 6°0′W / 56.317°N 6.000°W / 56.317; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Firth of Lorn
55°59′N 6°0′W / 55.983°N 6.000°W / 55.983; -6.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of Jura
55°48′N 6°0′W / 55.800°N 6.000°W / 55.800; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Sound of Jura — passing just east of the island of Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 55°41′N 6°2′W / 55.683°N 6.033°W / 55.683; -6.033 (Islay)) North Channel — passing just east of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (at 55°18′N 6°10′W / 55.300°N 6.167°W / 55.300; -6.167 (Rathlin Island))
55°3′N 6°0′W / 55.050°N 6.000°W / 55.050; -6.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland — passing just west of Belfast (at 54°36′N 5°56′W / 54.600°N 5.933°W / 54.600; -5.933 (Belfast))
54°3′N 6°0′W / 54.050°N 6.000°W / 54.050; -6.000 (Irish Sea)	Irish Sea	Passing just east of Lambay Island, Ireland (at 53°29′N 6°0′W / 53.483°N 6.000°W / 53.483; -6.000 (Lambay Island)) Passing just east of Howth Head (at 53°23′N 6°3′W / 53.383°N 6.050°W / 53.383; -6.050 (Howth Head) near Dublin) Passing just east of Wicklow Head, Ireland (at 52°58′N 6°0′W / 52.967°N 6.000°W / 52.967; -6.000 (Wicklow Head))
51°56′N 6°0′W / 51.933°N 6.000°W / 51.933; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Celtic Sea — passing just west of Land's End, England, United Kingdom (at 50°4′N 5°43′W / 50.067°N 5.717°W / 50.067; -5.717 (Land's End)) — passing just east of the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom (at 49°57′N 6°16′W / 49.950°N 6.267°W / 49.950; -6.267 (Isles of Scilly)) through an unnamed part of the ocean — from 46°42′N 6°0′W / 46.700°N 6.000°W / 46.700; -6.000 and into the Bay of Biscay — from 45°59′N 6°0′W / 45.983°N 6.000°W / 45.983; -6.000 (Bay of Biscay)
43°35′N 6°0′W / 43.583°N 6.000°W / 43.583; -6.000 (Spain)	Spain
36°11′N 6°0′W / 36.183°N 6.000°W / 36.183; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
35°34′N 6°0′W / 35.567°N 6.000°W / 35.567; -6.000 (Morocco)	Morocco
29°45′N 6°0′W / 29.750°N 6.000°W / 29.750; -6.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
25°44′N 6°0′W / 25.733°N 6.000°W / 25.733; -6.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania
25°0′N 6°0′W / 25.000°N 6.000°W / 25.000; -6.000 (Mali)	Mali
20°5′N 6°0′W / 20.083°N 6.000°W / 20.083; -6.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania
15°30′N 6°0′W / 15.500°N 6.000°W / 15.500; -6.000 (Mali)	Mali
10°13′N 6°0′W / 10.217°N 6.000°W / 10.217; -6.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
4°58′N 6°0′W / 4.967°N 6.000°W / 4.967; -6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (at 15°59′S 5°47′W / 15.983°S 5.783°W / -15.983; -5.783 (St. Helena))
60°0′S 6°0′W / 60.000°S 6.000°W / -60.000; -6.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°24′S 6°0′W / 70.400°S 6.000°W / -70.400; -6.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway