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.

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From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 35th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N35°0′W / 90.000°N 35.000°W / 90.000; -35.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°34′N35°0′W / 83.567°N 35.000°W / 83.567; -35.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Gertrud Rask Land (Peary Land)
67°11′N35°0′W / 67.183°N 35.000°W / 67.183; -35.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Crown Prince Frederick Range
66°17′N35°0′W / 66.283°N 35.000°W / 66.283; -35.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
6°22′S35°0′W / 6.367°S 35.000°W / -6.367; -35.000 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio Grande do Norte — for about 16 km
Paraíba — from 6°31′S35°0′W / 6.517°S 35.000°W / -6.517; -35.000 (Paraíba) , the easternmost part of South America
Pernambuco — from 7°28′S35°0′W / 7.467°S 35.000°W / -7.467; -35.000 (Pernambuco) , passing just west of Recife at 8°3′S34°54′W / 8.050°S 34.900°W / -8.050; -34.900 (Recife)
8°31′S35°0′W / 8.517°S 35.000°W / -8.517; -35.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Clerke Rocks, Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 55°1′S34°43′W / 55.017°S 34.717°W / -55.017; -34.717 (Clerke Rocks) )
60°0′S35°0′W / 60.000°S 35.000°W / -60.000; -35.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°34′S35°0′W / 77.567°S 35.000°W / -77.567; -35.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

References

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