40th meridian west
Line of longitude
40°
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The meridian 40° 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.
The 40th meridian west forms a great circle with the 140th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 40°0′W / 90.000°N 40.000°W / 90.000; -40.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°39′N 40°0′W / 83.650°N 40.000°W / 83.650; -40.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°18′N 40°0′W / 83.300°N 40.000°W / 83.300; -40.000 (Greenland) Greenland 65°1′N 40°0′W / 65.017°N 40.000°W / 65.017; -40.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 2°50′S 40°0′W / 2.833°S 40.000°W / -2.833; -40.000 (Brazil) Brazil Ceará
Pernambuco — from 7°22′S 40°0′W / 7.367°S 40.000°W / -7.367; -40.000 (Pernambuco)
Bahia — from 9°3′S 40°0′W / 9.050°S 40.000°W / -9.050; -40.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — from 15°59′S 40°0′W / 15.983°S 40.000°W / -15.983; -40.000 (Minas Gerais)
Bahia — from 16°21′S 40°0′W / 16.350°S 40.000°W / -16.350; -40.000 (Bahia)
Espírito Santo — from 18°7′S 40°0′W / 18.117°S 40.000°W / -18.117; -40.000 (Espírito Santo)19°46′S 40°0′W / 19.767°S 40.000°W / -19.767; -40.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 40°0′W / 60.000°S 40.000°W / -60.000; -40.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°35′S 40°0′W / 77.583°S 40.000°W / -77.583; -40.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
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Tropic of Cancer
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