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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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 Fjord — 82°51′N 43°0′W
Freuchen Land — 82°30′N 43°0′W
Paatusoq — 60°47′N 43°0′W60°32′N 43°0′W Atlantic Ocean 2°28′S 43°0′W Brazil Maranhão
Piauí — 5°31′S 43°0′W
Maranhão — 6°7′S 43°0′W
Piauí — 6°45′S 43°0′W
Bahia — 9°25′S 43°0′W
Minas Gerais — 14°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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