58th meridian west

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58th meridian west

The meridian 58° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian defines a short section of the border between Guyana (territory claimed by Suriname) and Brazil.

The 58th meridian west forms a great circle with the 122nd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
 Greenland
Baffin Bay
Davis Strait
Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
 Canada Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
 Canada Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
Atlantic Ocean
 Guyana Passing just east of Georgetown
 Suriname
 Guyana Passing through area claimed by  Suriname
 Brazil Pará
Amazonas
Pará
Mato Grosso
 Bolivia
 Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
 Bolivia For about 20km
 Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
 Paraguay
 Argentina
 Paraguay
 Argentina
 Uruguay For about 15km
 Argentina For about 10km
 Uruguay
Río de la Plata
 Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
 Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland - claimed by  Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
South Shetland Islands King George Island - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
Antarctica James Ross Island - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
Antarctica Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

See also