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The meridian 40° 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.

The 40th meridian west forms a great circle with the 140th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 40°0′W / 90°N 40°W / 90; -40 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°39′N 40°0′W / 83.65°N 40°W / 83.65; -40 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
83°18′N 40°0′W / 83.3°N 40°W / 83.3; -40 (Greenland)	Greenland
65°1′N 40°0′W / 65.017°N 40°W / 65.017; -40 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
2°50′S 40°0′W / 2.833°S 40°W / -2.833; -40 (Brazil)	Brazil	Ceará Pernambuco Bahia Minas Gerais Bahia Espírito Santo
19°46′S 40°0′W / 19.767°S 40°W / -19.767; -40 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 40°0′W / 60°S 40°W / -60; -40 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
77°35′S 40°0′W / 77.583°S 40°W / -77.583; -40 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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