39th meridian west explained

The meridian 39° 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 39th meridian west forms a great circle with the 141st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Ceará
Pernambuco — from
Bahia — from
Atlantic OceanPassing close to the coast of, just east of Ilhéus
Bahia
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaClaimed by both (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)

See also