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32nd meridian west

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32nd meridian west

The meridian 32° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 32nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 148th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 32nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 32°0′W / 90.000°N 32.000°W / 90.000; -32.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°36′N 32°0′W / 83.600°N 32.000°W / 83.600; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°3′N 32°0′W / 83.050°N 32.000°W / 83.050; -32.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
82°59′N 32°0′W / 82.983°N 32.000°W / 82.983; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Southern Peary Land
81°54′N 32°0′W / 81.900°N 32.000°W / 81.900; -32.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord
81°44′N 32°0′W / 81.733°N 32.000°W / 81.733; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
39°27′N 32°0′W / 39.450°N 32.000°W / 39.450; -32.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Flores Island,  Portugal
60°0′S 32°0′W / 60.000°S 32.000°W / -60.000; -32.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Fernando de Noronha islands,  Brazil (at 3°50′S 32°23′W / 3.833°S 32.383°W / -3.833; -32.383 (Fernando de Noronha))
60°0′S 32°0′W / 60.000°S 32.000°W / -60.000; -32.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°2′S 32°0′W / 77.033°S 32.000°W / -77.033; -32.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.