45th meridian west
The meridian 45° 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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In Greenland the meridian defines the borders of Avannaata, Qeqertalik, and Qeqqata municipalities with the Sermersooq municipality and the North East Greenland National Park.
The 45th meridian west forms a great circle with the 135th meridian east, and it is the reference meridian for the time zone UTC-3.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 45°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°41′N 45°0′W Lincoln Sea 83°8′N 45°0′W Greenland Nansen Land 82°51′N 45°0′W J.P. Koch Fjord 82°46′N 45°0′W Greenland Freuchen Land 82°36′N 45°0′W Nordenskiöld Fjord 82°31′N 45°0′W Greenland Island of Nares Land 82°3′N 45°0′W Victoria Fjord 81°46′N 45°0′W Greenland C. H. Ostenfeldt Glacier 60°5′N 45°0′W Atlantic Ocean 1°17′S 45°0′W Brazil Maranhão — Mirinzal Island 1°24′S 45°0′W Atlantic Ocean 1°30′S 45°0′W Brazil Maranhão
Piauí — from 7°29′S 45°0′W
Bahia — from 10°54′S 45°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 14°40′S 45°0′W
São Paulo — from 22°27′S 45°0′W23°24′S 45°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 45°0′W Southern Ocean 60°40′S 45°0′W South Orkney Islands Powell Island — claimed by both Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory) 60°43′S 45°0′W Southern Ocean 78°15′S 45°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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