38th meridian west

The meridian 38° 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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38th meridian west

The 38th meridian west forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 38°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 38°0′W	Lincoln Sea
83°31′N 38°0′W	Greenland	Cape Washington
83°25′N 38°0′W	Hunt Fjord
83°20′N 38°0′W	Greenland	Roosevelt Land
83°9′N 38°0′W	Harder Fjord
82°30′N 38°0′W	Greenland	Hans Tausen Ice Cap
65°56′N 38°0′W	Sermilik Fjord
65°43′N 38°0′W	Greenland	Ammassalik Island
65°41′N 38°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
4°15′S 38°0′W	Brazil	Ceará Rio Grande do Norte — from 5°34′S 38°0′W Paraíba — from 6°26′S 38°0′W Pernambuco — from 7°46′S 38°0′W Alagoas — from 9°9′S 38°0′W Sergipe — from 9°32′S 38°0′W Bahia — for about 2 km from 9°38′S 38°0′W Sergipe — from 9°39′S 38°0′W Bahia — from 9°49′S 38°0′W Sergipe — from 10°46′S 38°0′W Bahia — for about 4 km from 11°12′S 38°0′W Sergipe — from 11°14′S 38°0′W Bahia — from 11°24′S 38°0′W
12°35′S 38°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
54°0′S 38°0′W	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Island of South Georgia
54°4′S 38°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 38°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°52′S 38°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)