35th meridian west
Appearance
The meridian 35° 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.
From Pole to Pole
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 35th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 35°0′W / 90.000°N 35.000°W Arctic Ocean 83°34′N 35°0′W / 83.567°N 35.000°W Greenland Gertrud Rask Land (Peary Land) 67°11′N 35°0′W / 67.183°N 35.000°W Greenland Crown Prince Frederick Range 66°17′N 35°0′W / 66.283°N 35.000°W Atlantic Ocean 6°22′S 35°0′W / 6.367°S 35.000°W Brazil Rio Grande do Norte — for about 16 km
Paraíba — from 6°31′S 35°0′W / 6.517°S 35.000°W, the easternmost part of South America
Pernambuco — from 7°28′S 35°0′W / 7.467°S 35.000°W, passing just west of Recife at 8°3′S 34°54′W / 8.050°S 34.900°W8°31′S 35°0′W / 8.517°S 35.000°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Clerke Rocks, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 55°1′S 34°43′W / 55.017°S 34.717°W) 60°0′S 35°0′W / 60.000°S 35.000°W Southern Ocean 77°34′S 35°0′W / 77.567°S 35.000°W Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)