From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 41st meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 41°0′W / 90.000°N 41.000°W / 90.000; -41.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 41°0′W / 83.667°N 41.000°W / 83.667; -41.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°10′N 41°0′W / 83.167°N 41.000°W / 83.167; -41.000 (Greenland) Greenland 82°46′N 41°0′W / 82.767°N 41.000°W / 82.767; -41.000 (J.P. Koch Fjord) J.P. Koch Fjord 82°39′N 41°0′W / 82.650°N 41.000°W / 82.650; -41.000 (Greenland) Greenland 63°21′N 41°0′W / 63.350°N 41.000°W / 63.350; -41.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 2°53′S 41°0′W / 2.883°S 41.000°W / -2.883; -41.000 (Brazil) Brazil Ceará
Piauí — from 5°21′S 41°0′W / 5.350°S 41.000°W / -5.350; -41.000 (Piauí)
Pernambuco — from 8°24′S 41°0′W / 8.400°S 41.000°W / -8.400; -41.000 (Pernambuco)
Bahia — from 8°46′S 41°0′W / 8.767°S 41.000°W / -8.767; -41.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — from 15°42′S 41°0′W / 15.700°S 41.000°W / -15.700; -41.000 (Minas Gerais)
Espírito Santo — from 18°9′S 41°0′W / 18.150°S 41.000°W / -18.150; -41.000 (Espírito Santo)
Minas Gerais — for about 18km from 18°40′S 41°0′W / 18.667°S 41.000°W / -18.667; -41.000 (Minas Gerais)
Espírito Santo — from 18°49′S 41°0′W / 18.817°S 41.000°W / -18.817; -41.000 (Espírito Santo)
Minas Gerais — from 19°5′S 41°0′W / 19.083°S 41.000°W / -19.083; -41.000 (Minas Gerais)
Espírito Santo — from 19°30′S 41°0′W / 19.500°S 41.000°W / -19.500; -41.000 (Espírito Santo)
Rio de Janeiro — from 21°16′S 41°0′W / 21.267°S 41.000°W / -21.267; -41.000 (Rio de Janeiro)21°24′S 41°0′W / 21.400°S 41.000°W / -21.400; -41.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing close to the coast of Brazil, east of São João da Barra 21°50′S 41°0′W / 21.833°S 41.000°W / -21.833; -41.000 (Brazil) Brazil Rio de Janeiro 22°1′S 41°0′W / 22.017°S 41.000°W / -22.017; -41.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 41°0′W / 60.000°S 41.000°W / -60.000; -41.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°39′S 41°0′W / 77.650°S 41.000°W / -77.650; -41.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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Beloved from pole to pole!
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven,
That slid into my soul.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)