41st meridian west

The meridian 41° 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.

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41st meridian west

The 41st meridian west forms a great circle with the 139th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 41st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 41°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 41°0′W	Lincoln Sea
83°12′N 41°0′W	De Long Fjord
83°10′N 41°0′W	Greenland	Nansen Land
82°46′N 41°0′W	J.P. Koch Fjord
82°39′N 41°0′W	Greenland	Freuchen Land
63°48′N 41°0′W	Greenland	Odinland
63°21′N 41°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
2°53′S 41°0′W	Brazil	Ceará Piauí — from 5°21′S 41°0′W Pernambuco — from 8°24′S 41°0′W Bahia — from 8°46′S 41°0′W Minas Gerais — from 15°42′S 41°0′W Espírito Santo — from 18°9′S 41°0′W Minas Gerais — for about 18 km from 18°40′S 41°0′W Espírito Santo — from 18°49′S 41°0′W Minas Gerais — from 19°5′S 41°0′W Espírito Santo — from 19°30′S 41°0′W Rio de Janeiro — from 21°16′S 41°0′W
21°24′S 41°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing close to the coast of Brazil, east of São João da Barra
21°50′S 41°0′W	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro
22°1′S 41°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 41°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°39′S 41°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 40th meridian west
• 42nd meridian west