From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 40°0′W / 90.000°N 40.000°W / 90.000; -40.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°39′N 40°0′W / 83.650°N 40.000°W / 83.650; -40.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°18′N 40°0′W / 83.300°N 40.000°W / 83.300; -40.000 (Greenland) Greenland 65°1′N 40°0′W / 65.017°N 40.000°W / 65.017; -40.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 2°50′S 40°0′W / 2.833°S 40.000°W / -2.833; -40.000 (Brazil) Brazil Ceará
Pernambuco — from 7°22′S 40°0′W / 7.367°S 40.000°W / -7.367; -40.000 (Pernambuco)
Bahia — from 9°3′S 40°0′W / 9.050°S 40.000°W / -9.050; -40.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — from 15°59′S 40°0′W / 15.983°S 40.000°W / -15.983; -40.000 (Minas Gerais)
Bahia — from 16°21′S 40°0′W / 16.350°S 40.000°W / -16.350; -40.000 (Bahia)
Espírito Santo — from 18°7′S 40°0′W / 18.117°S 40.000°W / -18.117; -40.000 (Espírito Santo)19°46′S 40°0′W / 19.767°S 40.000°W / -19.767; -40.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 40°0′W / 60.000°S 40.000°W / -60.000; -40.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°35′S 40°0′W / 77.583°S 40.000°W / -77.583; -40.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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