The meridian 38° 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 38th meridian west forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian west passes through: ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lincoln Sea ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hunt Fjord ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Harder Fjord ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sermilik Fjord ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇬🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica