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
In mathematics, a great circle or orthodrome is the circular intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center point.
Any arc of a great circle is a geodesic of the sphere, so that great circles in spherical geomet ...
with the
139th meridian east
The meridian 139° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 139th meridia ...
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From Pole to Pole
Starting at the
North Pole and heading south to the
South Pole, the 41st meridian west passes through:
:
See also
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40th meridian west
The meridian 40° 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 40th meridian west form ...
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42nd meridian west
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 ...
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