37th meridian west

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37th meridian west

The meridian 37° 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 37th meridian west forms a great circle with the 143rd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 37th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 37°0′W / 90°N 37°W / 90; -37 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 37°0′W / 83.45°N 37°W / 83.45; -37 (Greenland)  Greenland Mainland and some islands
65°37′N 37°0′W / 65.617°N 37°W / 65.617; -37 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
4°56′S 37°0′W / 4.933°S 37°W / -4.933; -37 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba
Pernambuco
Alagoas
Sergipe
10°55′S 37°0′W / 10.917°S 37°W / -10.917; -37 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
54°3′S 37°0′W / 54.05°S 37°W / -54.05; -37 (South Georgia)  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia
54°21′S 37°0′W / 54.35°S 37°W / -54.35; -37 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Annenkov Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
60°0′S 37°0′W / 60°S 37°W / -60; -37 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°58′S 37°0′W / 77.967°S 37°W / -77.967; -37 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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