The meridian 33° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
33°
33rd meridian west

The 33rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 147th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 33rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 33°0′W / 90.000°N 33.000°W / 90.000; -33.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°37′N 33°0′W / 83.617°N 33.000°W / 83.617; -33.000 (Greenland)   Greenland
67°41′N 33°0′W / 67.683°N 33.000°W / 67.683; -33.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 33°0′W / 60.000°S 33.000°W / -60.000; -33.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°8′S 33°0′W / 77.133°S 33.000°W / -77.133; -33.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both   Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and   United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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