From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 32nd meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 32°0′W / 90.000°N 32.000°W / 90.000; -32.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°36′N 32°0′W / 83.600°N 32.000°W / 83.600; -32.000 (Greenland) Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°3′N 32°0′W / 83.050°N 32.000°W / 83.050; -32.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 82°59′N 32°0′W / 82.983°N 32.000°W / 82.983; -32.000 (Greenland) Greenland Southern Peary Land 81°54′N 32°0′W / 81.900°N 32.000°W / 81.900; -32.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 81°44′N 32°0′W / 81.733°N 32.000°W / 81.733; -32.000 (Greenland) Greenland 68°15′N 32°0′W / 68.250°N 32.000°W / 68.250; -32.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Fernando de Noronha islands, Brazil (at 3°50′S 32°23′W / 3.833°S 32.383°W / -3.833; -32.383 (Fernando de Noronha)) 60°0′S 32°0′W / 60.000°S 32.000°W / -60.000; -32.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°2′S 32°0′W / 77.033°S 32.000°W / -77.033; -32.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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“Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole!
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven,
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