38th meridian west

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38th meridian west

The meridian 38° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 38th meridian west forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 38°0′W / 90.000°N 38.000°W / 90.000; -38.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 38°0′W / 83.633°N 38.000°W / 83.633; -38.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
83°31′N 38°0′W / 83.517°N 38.000°W / 83.517; -38.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Cape Washington
83°25′N 38°0′W / 83.417°N 38.000°W / 83.417; -38.000 (Lincoln Sea) Hunt Fjord
83°20′N 38°0′W / 83.333°N 38.000°W / 83.333; -38.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Roosevelt Land
83°9′N 38°0′W / 83.150°N 38.000°W / 83.150; -38.000 (Lincoln Sea) Harder Fjord
82°30′N 38°0′W / 82.500°N 38.000°W / 82.500; -38.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Amundsen Land and Hans Tausen Ice Cap
65°56′N 38°0′W / 65.933°N 38.000°W / 65.933; -38.000 (Sermilik Fjord) Sermilik Fjord
65°43′N 38°0′W / 65.717°N 38.000°W / 65.717; -38.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Ammassalik Island
65°41′N 38°0′W / 65.683°N 38.000°W / 65.683; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
4°15′S 38°0′W / 4.250°S 38.000°W / -4.250; -38.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Ceará
Rio Grande do Norte — from 5°34′S 38°0′W / 5.567°S 38.000°W / -5.567; -38.000 (Rio Grande do Norte)
Paraíba — from 6°26′S 38°0′W / 6.433°S 38.000°W / -6.433; -38.000 (Paraíba)
Pernambuco — from 7°46′S 38°0′W / 7.767°S 38.000°W / -7.767; -38.000 (Pernambuco)
Alagoas — from 9°9′S 38°0′W / 9.150°S 38.000°W / -9.150; -38.000 (Alagoas)
Sergipe — from 9°32′S 38°0′W / 9.533°S 38.000°W / -9.533; -38.000 (Sergipe)
Bahia — for about 2 km from 9°38′S 38°0′W / 9.633°S 38.000°W / -9.633; -38.000 (Bahia)
Sergipe — from 9°39′S 38°0′W / 9.650°S 38.000°W / -9.650; -38.000 (Sergipe)
Bahia — from 9°49′S 38°0′W / 9.817°S 38.000°W / -9.817; -38.000 (Bahia)
Sergipe — from 10°46′S 38°0′W / 10.767°S 38.000°W / -10.767; -38.000 (Sergipe)
Bahia — for about 4 km from 11°12′S 38°0′W / 11.200°S 38.000°W / -11.200; -38.000 (Bahia)
Sergipe — from 11°14′S 38°0′W / 11.233°S 38.000°W / -11.233; -38.000 (Sergipe)
Bahia — from 11°24′S 38°0′W / 11.400°S 38.000°W / -11.400; -38.000 (Bahia)
12°35′S 38°0′W / 12.583°S 38.000°W / -12.583; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
54°0′S 38°0′W / 54.000°S 38.000°W / -54.000; -38.000 (South Georgia)  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia
54°4′S 38°0′W / 54.067°S 38.000°W / -54.067; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 38°0′W / 60.000°S 38.000°W / -60.000; -38.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°52′S 38°0′W / 77.867°S 38.000°W / -77.867; -38.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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