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
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
138th meridian east
The meridian 138° 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 138th meridi ...
.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the
North Pole and heading south to the
South Pole, the 42nd meridian west passes through:
:
See also
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41st meridian west
*
43rd meridian west
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