The meridian 36° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 36th meridian west forms a great circle with the 144th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian west passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Gertrud Rask Land | ||
| Atlantic Ocean | ||
| Rio Grande do Norte Paraíba — from Pernambuco — from Alagoas — from | ||
| Atlantic Ocean | ||
| Island of South Georgia | ||
| Atlantic Ocean | ||
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Claimed by both (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory) | |