38th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 38°0′W / 90.000°N 38.000°W / 90.000; -38.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 38°0′W / 83.633°N 38.000°W / 83.633; -38.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
83°30′N 38°0′W / 83.500°N 38.000°W / 83.500; -38.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
65°56′N 38°0′W / 65.933°N 38.000°W / 65.933; -38.000 (Sermilik Fjord)	Sermilik Fjord
65°43′N 38°0′W / 65.717°N 38.000°W / 65.717; -38.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Ammassalik Island
65°41′N 38°0′W / 65.683°N 38.000°W / 65.683; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
4°15′S 38°0′W / 4.250°S 38.000°W / -4.250; -38.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Ceará Rio Grande do Norte — from 5°34′S 38°0′W / 5.567°S 38.000°W / -5.567; -38.000 (Rio Grande do Norte) Paraíba — from 6°26′S 38°0′W / 6.433°S 38.000°W / -6.433; -38.000 (Paraíba) Pernambuco — from 7°46′S 38°0′W / 7.767°S 38.000°W / -7.767; -38.000 (Pernambuco) Alagoas — from 9°9′S 38°0′W / 9.150°S 38.000°W / -9.150; -38.000 (Alagoas) Sergipe — from 9°32′S 38°0′W / 9.533°S 38.000°W / -9.533; -38.000 (Sergipe) Bahia — for about 2km from 9°38′S 38°0′W / 9.633°S 38.000°W / -9.633; -38.000 (Bahia) Sergipe — from 9°39′S 38°0′W / 9.650°S 38.000°W / -9.650; -38.000 (Sergipe) Bahia — from 9°49′S 38°0′W / 9.817°S 38.000°W / -9.817; -38.000 (Bahia) Sergipe — from 10°46′S 38°0′W / 10.767°S 38.000°W / -10.767; -38.000 (Sergipe) Bahia — for about 4km from 11°12′S 38°0′W / 11.200°S 38.000°W / -11.200; -38.000 (Bahia) Sergipe — from 11°14′S 38°0′W / 11.233°S 38.000°W / -11.233; -38.000 (Sergipe) Bahia — from 11°24′S 38°0′W / 11.400°S 38.000°W / -11.400; -38.000 (Bahia)
12°35′S 38°0′W / 12.583°S 38.000°W / -12.583; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
54°0′S 38°0′W / 54.000°S 38.000°W / -54.000; -38.000 (South Georgia)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Island of South Georgia
54°4′S 38°0′W / 54.067°S 38.000°W / -54.067; -38.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 38°0′W / 60.000°S 38.000°W / -60.000; -38.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
77°52′S 38°0′W / 77.867°S 38.000°W / -77.867; -38.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)