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The '''meridian 5° west of [[Prime Meridian|Greenwich]]''' is a line of [[longitude]]<ref>{{cite web |title=What is longitude? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |access-date=30 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref> that extends from the [[North Pole]] across the [[Arctic Ocean]], the [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Europe]], [[Africa]], the [[Southern Ocean]], and [[Antarctica]] to the [[South Pole]].

The 5th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[175th meridian east]].

==From Pole to Pole==
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 5th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|81|55|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|58|38|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Scotland]]
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|55|52|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Firth of Clyde}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Firth of Clyde]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the [[Isle of Bute]] and [[The Cumbraes]], [[Scotland]], {{UK}} (at {{Coord|55|46|N|5|0|W|type:isle|name=Isle of Bute and the Cumbraes}})<br/> Passing just east of the [[Isle of Arran]], [[Scotland]], {{UK}} (at {{Coord|55|33|N|5|5|W|type:isle|name=Isle of Arran}})
|-
| {{Coord|55|7|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Scotland]] — passing just east of [[Stranraer]] (at {{Coord|54|54|N|5|1|W|type:city|name=Stranraer}})
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|54|45|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Irish Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Irish Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the [[Calf of Man]], {{IMN}} (at {{Coord|54|3|N|4|49|W|type:isle|name=Calf of Man}})<br/> Passing just west of [[Bardsey Island]], [[Wales]], {{UK}} (at {{Coord|52|45|N|4|48|W|type:isle|name=Bardsey Island}})
|-
| {{Coord|52|1|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[Wales]] — passing just west of [[Haverfordwest]] (at {{Coord|51|48|N|4|58|W|type:city|name=Haverfordwest}})
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|37|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Celtic Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Celtic Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 
|-
| {{Coord|50|32|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=United Kingdom}}
! scope="row" | {{UK}}
| [[England]] — passing just east of [[Truro]] (at {{Coord|50|16|N|5|3|W|type:city|name=Truro}})
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|50|9|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[English Channel]]<br/> Passing just east of the island of [[Ushant]], {{FRA}} (at {{Coord|48|28|N|5|2|W|type:isle|name=Ushant}})<br/> [[Iroise Sea]]<br/> [[Bay of Biscay]] — from {{Coord|47|7|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bay of Biscay}}
|-
| {{Coord|43|28|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Spain}}
! scope="row" | {{ESP}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|36|28|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Mediterranean Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Alboran Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|35|24|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Morocco}}
! scope="row" | {{MAR}}
| Passing through [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]] (at {{Coord|34|2|N|5|0|W|type:city|name=Fez}})
|-
| {{Coord|30|10|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Algeria}}
! scope="row" | {{DZA}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|25|6|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Mauritania}}
! scope="row" | {{MRT}}
| For about 12&nbsp;km
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|25|0|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Mali}}
! scope="row" | {{MLI}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|11|59|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Burkina Faso}}
! scope="row" | {{BFA}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|10|4|N|5|0|W|type:country|name=Côte d'Ivoire}}
! scope="row" | {{CIV}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|8|N|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|5|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|70|21|S|5|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| [[Queen Maud Land]] — [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NOR}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[4th meridian west]]
*[[6th meridian west]]
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