38th meridian west

The meridian 38° 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 38th meridian west forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -38°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.63333°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.63333°N, -38°W
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 * 83.51667°N, -38°W
 * 83.51667°N, -38°W
 * Cape Washington
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.41667°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.41667°N, -38°W
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 * 83.33333°N, -38°W
 * 83.33333°N, -38°W
 * Roosevelt Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.15°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.15°N, -38°W
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 * 82.5°N, -38°W
 * 82.5°N, -38°W
 * Amundsen Land and Hans Tausen Ice Cap
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.93333°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.93333°N, -38°W
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 * 65.71667°N, -38°W
 * 65.71667°N, -38°W
 * Ammassalik Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.68333°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.68333°N, -38°W
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 * -4.25°N, -38°W
 * Ceará Rio Grande do Norte — from -5.56667°N, -38°W Paraíba — from -6.43333°N, -38°W Pernambuco — from -7.76667°N, -38°W Alagoas — from -9.15°N, -38°W Sergipe — from -9.53333°N, -38°W Bahia — for about 2 km from -9.63333°N, -38°W Sergipe — from -9.65°N, -38°W Bahia — from -9.81667°N, -38°W Sergipe — from -10.76667°N, -38°W Bahia — for about 4 km from -11.2°N, -38°W Sergipe — from -11.23333°N, -38°W Bahia — from -11.4°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -12.58333°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -12.58333°N, -38°W
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 * -54°N, -38°W
 * Island of South Georgia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.06667°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.06667°N, -38°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -38°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -38°W
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 * -77.86667°N, -38°W
 * Claimed by both 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)
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