37th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

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 / 90.000°N 37.000°W / 90.000; -37.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°27′N 37°0′W / 83.450°N 37.000°W / 83.450; -37.000 (Greenland) Greenland Mainland and some islands
65°37′N 37°0′W / 65.617°N 37.000°W / 65.617; -37.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
4°56′S 37°0′W / 4.933°S 37.000°W / -4.933; -37.000 (Brazil) Brazil Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba — from 6°42′S 37°0′W / 6.700°S 37.000°W / -6.700; -37.000 (Paraíba)
Pernambuco — for about 4km from 7°28′S 37°0′W / 7.467°S 37.000°W / -7.467; -37.000 (Pernambuco)
Paraíba — from 7°30′S 37°0′W / 7.500°S 37.000°W / -7.500; -37.000 (Paraíba)
Pernambuco — from 8°16′S 37°0′W / 8.267°S 37.000°W / -8.267; -37.000 (Pernambuco)
Alagoas — from 9°19′S 37°0′W / 9.317°S 37.000°W / -9.317; -37.000 (Alagoas)
Sergipe — from 9°58′S 37°0′W / 9.967°S 37.000°W / -9.967; -37.000 (Sergipe)
10°55′S 37°0′W / 10.917°S 37.000°W / -10.917; -37.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
54°3′S 37°0′W / 54.050°S 37.000°W / -54.050; -37.000 (South Georgia) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia
54°21′S 37°0′W / 54.350°S 37.000°W / -54.350; -37.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Annenkov Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 54°30′S 37°1′W / 54.500°S 37.017°W / -54.500; -37.017 (Annenkov Island))
60°0′S 37°0′W / 60.000°S 37.000°W / -60.000; -37.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°58′S 37°0′W / 77.967°S 37.000°W / -77.967; -37.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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