39th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 39° 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 39th meridian west forms a great circle with the 141st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 39°0′W / 90.000°N 39.000°W / 90.000; -39.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°39′N 39°0′W / 83.650°N 39.000°W / 83.650; -39.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°19′N 39°0′W / 83.317°N 39.000°W / 83.317; -39.000 (Greenland) Greenland
65°33′N 39°0′W / 65.550°N 39.000°W / 65.550; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 3°24′S 39°0′W / 3.400°S 39.000°W / -3.400; -39.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Ceará
Pernambuco — from 7°51′S 39°0′W / 7.850°S 39.000°W / -7.850; -39.000 (Pernambuco)
Bahia — from 8°45′S 39°0′W / 8.750°S 39.000°W / -8.750; -39.000 (Bahia)14°22′S 39°0′W / 14.367°S 39.000°W / -14.367; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing close to the coast of Brazil, just east of Ilhéus
15°15′S 39°0′W / 15.250°S 39.000°W / -15.250; -39.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Bahia 16°14′S 39°0′W / 16.233°S 39.000°W / -16.233; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 39°0′W / 60.000°S 39.000°W / -60.000; -39.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°43′S 39°0′W / 77.717°S 39.000°W / -77.717; -39.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
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Circles of latitude / meridians
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Tropic of Cancer
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