36th meridian west

The meridian 36° 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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36th meridian west

The 36th meridian west forms a great circle with the 144th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 36°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°33′N 36°0′W  Greenland
65°59′N 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean
5°3′S 36°0′W  Brazil Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba — from 6°27′S 36°0′W
Pernambuco — from 7°49′S 36°0′W
Alagoas — from 8°54′S 36°0′W
10°0′S 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean
54°34′S 36°0′W  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia
54°52′S 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 36°0′W Southern Ocean
77°57′S 36°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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