8th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 8°0′W / 90.000°N 8.000°W / 90.000; -8.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°5′N 8°0′W / 82.083°N 8.000°W / 82.083; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
71°9′N 8°0′W / 71.150°N 8.000°W / 71.150; -8.000 (Norway)	Norway	Island of Jan Mayen
71°1′N 8°0′W / 71.017°N 8.000°W / 71.017; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Mykines, Faroe Islands (at 62°6′N 7°40′W / 62.100°N 7.667°W / 62.100; -7.667 (Mykines)) Passing just west of the Monach Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 57°31′N 7°40′W / 57.517°N 7.667°W / 57.517; -7.667 (Monach Islands)) Passing just west of the island of Mingulay, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 56°48′N 7°40′W / 56.800°N 7.667°W / 56.800; -7.667 (Mingulay))
55°13′N 8°0′W / 55.217°N 8.000°W / 55.217; -8.000 (Ireland)	Ireland
54°32′N 8°0′W / 54.533°N 8.000°W / 54.533; -8.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland
54°21′N 8°0′W / 54.350°N 8.000°W / 54.350; -8.000 (Ireland)	Ireland
51°51′N 8°0′W / 51.850°N 8.000°W / 51.850; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
43°42′N 8°0′W / 43.700°N 8.000°W / 43.700; -8.000 (Spain)	Spain
41°50′N 8°0′W / 41.833°N 8.000°W / 41.833; -8.000 (Portugal)	Portugal
37°0′N 8°0′W / 37.000°N 8.000°W / 37.000; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
33°28′N 8°0′W / 33.467°N 8.000°W / 33.467; -8.000 (Morocco)	Morocco
29°7′N 8°0′W / 29.117°N 8.000°W / 29.117; -8.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
26°55′N 8°0′W / 26.917°N 8.000°W / 26.917; -8.000 (Mauritania)	Mauritania
15°30′N 8°0′W / 15.500°N 8.000°W / 15.500; -8.000 (Mali)	Mali
10°20′N 8°0′W / 10.333°N 8.000°W / 10.333; -8.000 (Guinea)	Guinea
10°8′N 8°0′W / 10.133°N 8.000°W / 10.133; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
9°24′N 8°0′W / 9.400°N 8.000°W / 9.400; -8.000 (Guinea)	Guinea
8°29′N 8°0′W / 8.483°N 8.000°W / 8.483; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
8°12′N 8°0′W / 8.200°N 8.000°W / 8.200; -8.000 (Guinea)	Guinea	For about 3km
8°10′N 8°0′W / 8.167°N 8.000°W / 8.167; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast	For about 9km
8°5′N 8°0′W / 8.083°N 8.000°W / 8.083; -8.000 (Guinea)	Guinea	For about 6km
8°2′N 8°0′W / 8.033°N 8.000°W / 8.033; -8.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
6°19′N 8°0′W / 6.317°N 8.000°W / 6.317; -8.000 (Liberia)	Liberia
4°31′N 8°0′W / 4.517°N 8.000°W / 4.517; -8.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 8°0′W / 60.000°S 8.000°W / -60.000; -8.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°40′S 8°0′W / 70.667°S 8.000°W / -70.667; -8.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway