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45th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 45° 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.

In Greenland the meridian defines the borders of Avannaata, Qeqertalik, and Qeqqata municipalities with the Sermersooq municipality and the Northeast Greenland National Park.

The 45th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 135th meridian east, and it is the reference meridian for the time zone UTC-3.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lincoln Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Nansen Land
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| ! scope="row" |

Freuchen Land
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| ! scope="row" |

Island of Nares Land
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| ! scope="row" |

C. H. Ostenfeldt Glacier
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| ! scope="row" |

Maranhão — Mirinzal Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Maranhão Piauí — from Bahia — from Minas Gerais — from São Paulo — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | South Orkney Islands

Powell Island — claimed by both (Tierra del Fuego Province) and (British Antarctic Territory)
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Claimed by both (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)
}

References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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