35th meridian west
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35th meridian west
The meridian 35° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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.
From Pole to Pole
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 35th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 35°0′W / 90.000°N 35.000°W Arctic Ocean 83°34′N 35°0′W / 83.567°N 35.000°W Greenland
Gertrud Rask Land (Peary Land) 67°11′N 35°0′W / 67.183°N 35.000°W Greenland
Crown Prince Frederick Range 66°17′N 35°0′W / 66.283°N 35.000°W Atlantic Ocean 6°22′S 35°0′W / 6.367°S 35.000°W Brazil
Rio Grande do Norte — for about 16 km
Paraíba — from 6°31′S 35°0′W / 6.517°S 35.000°W, the easternmost part of South America
Pernambuco — from 7°28′S 35°0′W / 7.467°S 35.000°W, passing just west of Recife at 8°3′S 34°54′W / 8.050°S 34.900°W8°31′S 35°0′W / 8.517°S 35.000°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Clerke Rocks, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 55°1′S 34°43′W / 55.017°S 34.717°W)
60°0′S 35°0′W / 60.000°S 35.000°W Southern Ocean 77°34′S 35°0′W / 77.567°S 35.000°W Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.