From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 36°0′W / 90.000°N 36.000°W / 90.000; -36.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 36°0′W / 83.550°N 36.000°W / 83.550; -36.000 (Greenland) Greenland 65°59′N 36°0′W / 65.983°N 36.000°W / 65.983; -36.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 5°3′S 36°0′W / 5.050°S 36.000°W / -5.050; -36.000 (Brazil) Brazil Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba — from 6°27′S 36°0′W / 6.450°S 36.000°W / -6.450; -36.000 (Paraíba)
Pernambuco — from 7°49′S 36°0′W / 7.817°S 36.000°W / -7.817; -36.000 (Pernambuco)
Alagoas — from 8°54′S 36°0′W / 8.900°S 36.000°W / -8.900; -36.000 (Alagoas)10°0′S 36°0′W / 10.000°S 36.000°W / -10.000; -36.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 54°34′S 36°0′W / 54.567°S 36.000°W / -54.567; -36.000 (South Georgia) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Island of South Georgia 54°52′S 36°0′W / 54.867°S 36.000°W / -54.867; -36.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 36°0′W / 60.000°S 36.000°W / -60.000; -36.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°57′S 36°0′W / 77.950°S 36.000°W / -77.950; -36.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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