42nd meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 42° 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 42nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 138th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 42nd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 42°0′W / 90.000°N 42.000°W / 90.000; -42.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 42°0′W / 83.667°N 42.000°W / 83.667; -42.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°13′N 42°0′W / 83.217°N 42.000°W / 83.217; -42.000 (Greenland) Greenland Nansen Land 82°51′N 42°0′W / 82.850°N 42.000°W / 82.850; -42.000 (J.P. Koch Fjord) J.P. Koch Fjord /
Navarana Fjord82°40′N 42°0′W / 82.667°N 42.000°W / 82.667; -42.000 (Greenland) Greenland Freuchen Land 62°43′N 42°0′W / 62.717°N 42.000°W / 62.717; -42.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 2°43′S 42°0′W / 2.717°S 42.000°W / -2.717; -42.000 (Brazil) Brazil Maranhão
Piauí — from 3°14′S 42°0′W / 3.233°S 42.000°W / -3.233; -42.000 (Piauí)
Bahia — from 9°13′S 42°0′W / 9.217°S 42.000°W / -9.217; -42.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — from 15°9′S 42°0′W / 15.150°S 42.000°W / -15.150; -42.000 (Minas Gerais)
Rio de Janeiro — from 20°56′S 42°0′W / 20.933°S 42.000°W / -20.933; -42.000 (Rio de Janeiro), the mainland and Ilha do Cabo Frio23°1′S 42°0′W / 23.017°S 42.000°W / -23.017; -42.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Shag Rocks, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 53°31′S 42°1′W / 53.517°S 42.017°W / -53.517; -42.017 (Shag Rocks))
Passing just west of Black Rock, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 53°39′S 41°49′W / 53.650°S 41.817°W / -53.650; -41.817 (Black Rock))60°0′S 42°0′W / 60.000°S 42.000°W / -60.000; -42.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°40′S 42°0′W / 77.667°S 42.000°W / -77.667; -42.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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