37th meridian west

The meridian 37° 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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37th meridian west

The 37th meridian west forms a great circle with the 143rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 37th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 37°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 37°0′W  Greenland Mainland and some islands
65°37′N 37°0′W Atlantic Ocean
4°56′S 37°0′W  Brazil Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba — from 6°42′S 37°0′W
Pernambuco — for about 4 km from 7°28′S 37°0′W
Paraíba — from 7°30′S 37°0′W
Pernambuco — from 8°16′S 37°0′W
Alagoas — from 9°19′S 37°0′W
Sergipe — from 9°58′S 37°0′W
10°55′S 37°0′W Atlantic Ocean
54°3′S 37°0′W  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia
54°21′S 37°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Annenkov Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 54°30′S 37°1′W)
60°0′S 37°0′W Southern Ocean
77°58′S 37°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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