56th meridian west

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56th meridian west

The meridian 56° 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 56th meridian west forms a great circle with the 124th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 56°0′W / 90.000°N 56.000°W Arctic Ocean
83°34′N 56°0′W / 83.567°N 56.000°W Lincoln Sea
82°15′N 56°0′W / 82.250°N 56.000°W  Greenland Passing through the mainland and many islands
72°40′N 56°0′W / 72.667°N 56.000°W Baffin Bay
70°0′N 56°0′W / 70.000°N 56.000°W Davis Strait
60°0′N 56°0′W / 60.000°N 56.000°W Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
53°33′N 56°0′W / 53.550°N 56.000°W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
51°53′N 56°0′W / 51.883°N 56.000°W Strait of Belle Isle
51°35′N 56°0′W / 51.583°N 56.000°W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
50°48′N 56°0′W / 50.800°N 56.000°W Atlantic Ocean
50°0′N 56°0′W / 50.000°N 56.000°W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
47°30′N 56°0′W / 47.500°N 56.000°W Fortune Bay Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,  Canada (at 47°16′N 55°59′W / 47.267°N 55.983°W)
46°58′N 56°0′W / 46.967°N 56.000°W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°57′N 56°0′W / 46.950°N 56.000°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre,  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (at 46°46′N 56°10′W / 46.767°N 56.167°W)
5°49′N 56°0′W / 5.817°N 56.000°W  Suriname
2°24′N 56°0′W / 2.400°N 56.000°W  Brazil Pará
2°8′N 56°0′W / 2.133°N 56.000°W  Suriname
1°50′N 56°0′W / 1.833°N 56.000°W  Brazil Pará
Mato Grosso — from 9°29′S 56°0′W / 9.483°S 56.000°W
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°14′S 56°0′W / 17.233°S 56.000°W
22°17′S 56°0′W / 22.283°S 56.000°W  Paraguay
27°20′S 56°0′W / 27.333°S 56.000°W  Argentina
28°30′S 56°0′W / 28.500°S 56.000°W  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
30°50′S 56°0′W / 30.833°S 56.000°W  Uruguay Passing just east of Montevideo (at 34°53′S 56°9′W / 34.883°S 56.150°W)
34°52′S 56°0′W / 34.867°S 56.000°W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 56°0′W / 60.000°S 56.000°W Southern Ocean
63°8′S 56°0′W / 63.133°S 56.000°W Antarctica Joinville Island and Dundee Island — claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
63°34′S 56°0′W / 63.567°S 56.000°W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
76°16′S 56°0′W / 76.267°S 56.000°W Antarctica Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

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