Line across the Earth
32°
32nd meridian west

The meridian 32° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 32nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 148th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 32nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 32°0′W / 90.000°N 32.000°W / 90.000; -32.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°36′N 32°0′W / 83.600°N 32.000°W / 83.600; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Northern Peary Land
83°3′N 32°0′W / 83.050°N 32.000°W / 83.050; -32.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
82°59′N 32°0′W / 82.983°N 32.000°W / 82.983; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Southern Peary Land
81°54′N 32°0′W / 81.900°N 32.000°W / 81.900; -32.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord
81°44′N 32°0′W / 81.733°N 32.000°W / 81.733; -32.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
39°27′N 32°0′W / 39.450°N 32.000°W / 39.450; -32.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Flores Island,  Portugal
60°0′S 32°0′W / 60.000°S 32.000°W / -60.000; -32.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Fernando de Noronha islands,  Brazil (at 3°50′S 32°23′W / 3.833°S 32.383°W / -3.833; -32.383 (Fernando de Noronha))
60°0′S 32°0′W / 60.000°S 32.000°W / -60.000; -32.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°2′S 32°0′W / 77.033°S 32.000°W / -77.033; -32.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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