The meridian 11° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
11°
11th meridian west

The 11th meridian west forms a great circle with the 169th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole edit

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 11th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 11°0′W / 90.000°N 11.000°W / 90.000; -11.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°15′N 11°0′W / 82.250°N 11.000°W / 82.250; -11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Nordostrundingen,   Greenland
28°47′N 11°0′W / 28.783°N 11.000°W / 28.783; -11.000 (Morocco)   Morocco
27°40′N 11°0′W / 27.667°N 11.000°W / 27.667; -11.000 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by   Morocco
26°0′N 11°0′W / 26.000°N 11.000°W / 26.000; -11.000 (Mauritania)   Mauritania
15°14′N 11°0′W / 15.233°N 11.000°W / 15.233; -11.000 (Mali)   Mali
12°12′N 11°0′W / 12.200°N 11.000°W / 12.200; -11.000 (Guinea)   Guinea
9°45′N 11°0′W / 9.750°N 11.000°W / 9.750; -11.000 (Sierra Leone)   Sierra Leone
7°27′N 11°0′W / 7.450°N 11.000°W / 7.450; -11.000 (Liberia)   Liberia
6°33′N 11°0′W / 6.550°N 11.000°W / 6.550; -11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 11°0′W / 60.000°S 11.000°W / -60.000; -11.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°1′S 11°0′W / 71.017°S 11.000°W / -71.017; -11.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by   Norway

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