39th meridian west

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39th meridian west

The meridian 39° 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 39th meridian west forms a great circle with the 141st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 39°0′W / 90.000°N 39.000°W / 90.000; -39.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°39′N 39°0′W / 83.650°N 39.000°W / 83.650; -39.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
83°19′N 39°0′W / 83.317°N 39.000°W / 83.317; -39.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
65°33′N 39°0′W / 65.550°N 39.000°W / 65.550; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
3°24′S 39°0′W / 3.400°S 39.000°W / -3.400; -39.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Ceará
Pernambuco — from 7°51′S 39°0′W / 7.850°S 39.000°W / -7.850; -39.000 (Pernambuco)
Bahia — from 8°45′S 39°0′W / 8.750°S 39.000°W / -8.750; -39.000 (Bahia)
14°22′S 39°0′W / 14.367°S 39.000°W / -14.367; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing close to the coast of  Brazil, just east of Ilhéus
15°15′S 39°0′W / 15.250°S 39.000°W / -15.250; -39.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Bahia
16°14′S 39°0′W / 16.233°S 39.000°W / -16.233; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 39°0′W / 60.000°S 39.000°W / -60.000; -39.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°43′S 39°0′W / 77.717°S 39.000°W / -77.717; -39.000 (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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