36th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 36° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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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36th meridian west (interactive map)
The 36th meridian west forms a great circle with the 144th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 36°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 36°0′W 
GreenlandGertrud Rask Land 65°59′N 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean 5°3′S 36°0′W 
BrazilRio Grande do Norte
Paraíba — from 6°27′S 36°0′W
Pernambuco — from 7°49′S 36°0′W
Alagoas — from 8°54′S 36°0′W10°0′S 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean 54°34′S 36°0′W 
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsIsland of South Georgia 54°52′S 36°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 36°0′W Southern Ocean 77°57′S 36°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
