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The meridian 8° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
8°
8th meridian west
The 8th meridian west forms a great circle with the 172nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
editStarting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian west passes through:
Ordnance Survey Ireland
editThe Irish grid reference system uses the point 53°30′N 8°0′W / 53.500°N 8.000°W as its true origin.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Leahy, Derek (26 September 2008). "Irish Grid Reference System". Ordnance Survey Ireland : 185 years of innovation in mapping. Dublin: Ordnance Survey Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.