41st meridian west
# 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.

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 / ﻿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°12′N 41°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.200°N 41.000°W﻿ / 83.200; -41.000﻿ (J.P. Koch Fjord) De Long Fjord 83°10′N 41°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.167°N 41.000°W﻿ / 83.167; -41.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nansen Land 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 Freuchen Land 63°48′N 41°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.800°N 41.000°W﻿ / 63.800; -41.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Odinland 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 18 km 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)
