Co-ordinates (approximate) Country, territory or sea Notes 90 ° 0 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 90.000 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 90.000; 0.000 ﻿ (North Pole) Arctic Ocean 81 ° 39 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 81.650 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 81.650; 0.000 ﻿ (Greenland Sea) Greenland Sea 72 ° 53 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 72.883 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 72.883; 0.000 ﻿ (Norwegian Sea) Norwegian Sea 61 ° 0 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.000 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 61.000; 0.000 ﻿ (North Sea) North Sea 53 ° 45 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.750 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 53.750; 0.000 ﻿ (United Kingdom) United Kingdom From Tunstall in East Riding to Peacehaven, passing through Greenwich 50 ° 47 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.783 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 50.783; 0.000 ﻿ (English Channel) English Channel 49 ° 19 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.317 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 49.317; 0.000 ﻿ (France) France From Villers - sur - Mer to Gavarnie 42 ° 41 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 42.683 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 42.683; 0.000 ﻿ (Spain) Spain From Cilindro de Marboré to Castellón de la Plana 39 ° 56 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.933 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 39.933; 0.000 ﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Valencia 38 ° 52 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.867 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 38.867; 0.000 ﻿ (Spain) Spain From El Verger to Calpe 38 ° 38 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.633 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 38.633; 0.000 ﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 35 ° 50 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.833 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 35.833; 0.000 ﻿ (Algeria) Algeria From Stidia to Algeria - Mali border near Bordj Mokhtar 21 ° 50 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.833 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 21.833; 0.000 ﻿ (Mali) Mali 14 ° 59 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.983 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 14.983; 0.000 ﻿ (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso 11 ° 6 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.100 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 11.100; 0.000 ﻿ (Togo) Togo For about 600 m 11 ° 6 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.100 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 11.100; 0.000 ﻿ (Ghana) Ghana For about 16 km 10 ° 57 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.950 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 10.950; 0.000 ﻿ (Togo) Togo For about 39 km 10 ° 36 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.600 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 10.600; 0.000 ﻿ (Ghana) Ghana From the Togo - Ghana border near Bunkpurugu to Tema Passing through Lake Volta at 7 ° 48 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 7.800 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 7.800; 0.000 ﻿ (Lake Volta) 5 ° 37 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.617 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 5.617; 0.000 ﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing through the Equator at 0 ° 0 ′ N 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 0.000 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 0.000 ﻿ (Equator) ("Null Island '') 60 ° 0 ′ S 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.000 ° S 0.000 ° E ﻿ / - 60.000; 0.000 ﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68 ° 54 ′ S 0 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.900 ° S 0.000 ° E ﻿ / - 68.900; 0.000 ﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
the prime meridian and the arctic circle meet in what sea
Arctic Ocean