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The meridian 12° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 12th meridian west forms a great circle with the 168th meridian east.

Part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the meridian.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 12°0′W / 90°N 12°W / 90; -12 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°37′N 12°0′W / 81.617°N 12°W / 81.617; -12 (Greenland)  Greenland
81°18′N 12°0′W / 81.3°N 12°W / 81.3; -12 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°7′N 12°0′W / 28.117°N 12°W / 28.117; -12 (Morocco)  Morocco
27°40′N 12°0′W / 27.667°N 12°W / 27.667; -12 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by  Morocco
26°0′N 12°0′W / 26°N 12°W / 26; -12 (Western Sahara / Mauritania border) Western Sahara /  Mauritania border For about 280km
23°27′N 12°0′W / 23.45°N 12°W / 23.45; -12 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
14°46′N 12°0′W / 14.767°N 12°W / 14.767; -12 (Mali)  Mali
14°12′N 12°0′W / 14.2°N 12°W / 14.2; -12 (Senegal)  Senegal For about 13km
14°4′N 12°0′W / 14.067°N 12°W / 14.067; -12 (Mali)  Mali For about 11km
13°58′N 12°0′W / 13.967°N 12°W / 13.967; -12 (Senegal)  Senegal
13°46′N 12°0′W / 13.767°N 12°W / 13.767; -12 (Mali)  Mali
13°34′N 12°0′W / 13.567°N 12°W / 13.567; -12 (Senegal)  Senegal
12°24′N 12°0′W / 12.4°N 12°W / 12.4; -12 (Guinea)  Guinea
9°54′N 12°0′W / 9.9°N 12°W / 9.9; -12 (Sierra Leone)  Sierra Leone
7°12′N 12°0′W / 7.2°N 12°W / 7.2; -12 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tristan da Cunha,  Saint Helena
60°0′S 12°0′W / 60°S 12°W / -60; -12 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°18′S 12°0′W / 71.3°S 12°W / -71.3; -12 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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