45th meridian west

All you want to know about 45th meridian west

The meridian 40° 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.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian west passes through:

Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
 Greenland
Atlantic Ocean
 Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
South Orkney Islands Powell Island. Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Territory claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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Circles of latitude / Meridians
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