43rd meridian west

The meridian 43° 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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43rd meridian west

The 43rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 137th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 43rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 43°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 43°0′W Lincoln Sea
83°17′N 43°0′W  Greenland Nansen Land
J.P. Koch Fjord82°51′N 43°0′W
Freuchen Land82°30′N 43°0′W
Paatusoq60°47′N 43°0′W
60°32′N 43°0′W Atlantic Ocean
2°28′S 43°0′W  Brazil Maranhão
Piauí5°31′S 43°0′W
Maranhão — 6°7′S 43°0′W
Piauí — 6°45′S 43°0′W
Bahia9°25′S 43°0′W
Minas Gerais14°41′S 43°0′W
Rio de Janeiro (state)22°2′S 43°0′W, passing just east of the city of Rio de Janeiro (at 22°54′S 43°11′W)
22°58′S 43°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 43°0′W Southern Ocean
78°7′S 43°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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