41st meridian west

The meridian 41° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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.

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41st meridian west

The 41st meridian west forms a great circle with the 139th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 41st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 41°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 41°0′W Lincoln Sea
83°12′N 41°0′W De Long Fjord
83°10′N 41°0′W  Greenland Nansen Land
82°46′N 41°0′W J.P. Koch Fjord
82°39′N 41°0′W  Greenland Freuchen Land
63°21′N 41°0′W Atlantic Ocean
2°53′S 41°0′W  Brazil Ceará
Piauí — from 5°21′S 41°0′W
Pernambuco — from 8°24′S 41°0′W
Bahia — from 8°46′S 41°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 15°42′S 41°0′W
Espírito Santo — from 18°9′S 41°0′W
Minas Gerais — for about 18 km from 18°40′S 41°0′W
Espírito Santo — from 18°49′S 41°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 19°5′S 41°0′W
Espírito Santo — from 19°30′S 41°0′W
Rio de Janeiro — from 21°16′S 41°0′W
21°24′S 41°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing close to the coast of Brazil, east of São João da Barra
21°50′S 41°0′W  Brazil Rio de Janeiro
22°1′S 41°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 41°0′W Southern Ocean
77°39′S 41°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica)
and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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