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.
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42nd meridian west
The 42nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 138th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 42nd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 42°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 42°0′W Lincoln Sea 83°13′N 42°0′W 
GreenlandNansen Land 82°51′N 42°0′W J.P. Koch Fjord /
Navarana Fjord82°40′N 42°0′W GreenlandFreuchen Land 62°43′N 42°0′W Atlantic Ocean 2°43′S 42°0′W 
BrazilMaranhão
Piauí — from 3°14′S 42°0′W
Bahia — from 9°13′S 42°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 15°9′S 42°0′W
Rio de Janeiro — from 20°56′S 42°0′W, the mainland and Ilha do Cabo Frio23°1′S 42°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Shag Rocks, 
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 53°31′S 42°1′W)
Passing just west of Black Rock, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 53°39′S 41°49′W)60°0′S 42°0′W Southern Ocean 77°40′S 42°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
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