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 Fjord — 82°51′N 43°0′W Freuchen Land — 82°30′N 43°0′W Paatusoq — 60°47′N 43°0′W
60°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)

See also

• 42nd meridian west
• 44th meridian west