55th meridian west

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The meridian 55° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] 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. [2]

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The 55th meridian west forms a great circle with the 125th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N55°0′W / 90.000°N 55.000°W / 90.000; -55.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°36′N55°0′W / 83.600°N 55.000°W / 83.600; -55.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°20′N55°0′W / 82.333°N 55.000°W / 82.333; -55.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Nyeboe Land
71°26′N55°0′W / 71.433°N 55.000°W / 71.433; -55.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°29′N55°0′W / 70.483°N 55.000°W / 70.483; -55.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island
70°24′N55°0′W / 70.400°N 55.000°W / 70.400; -55.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°0′N55°0′W / 70.000°N 55.000°W / 70.000; -55.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just west of Disko Island, Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland (at 69°42′N54°59′W / 69.700°N 54.983°W / 69.700; -54.983 (Disko Island) )
60°0′N55°0′W / 60.000°N 55.000°W / 60.000; -55.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
An unnamed part of the Ocean
Notre Dame Bay
49°33′N55°0′W / 49.550°N 55.000°W / 49.550; -55.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — the Exploits Islands and the island of Newfoundland
47°25′N55°0′W / 47.417°N 55.000°W / 47.417; -55.000 (Fortune Bay) Fortune Bay
47°30′N55°0′W / 47.500°N 55.000°W / 47.500; -55.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
47°17′N55°0′W / 47.283°N 55.000°W / 47.283; -55.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N55°0′W / 6.000°N 55.000°W / 6.000; -55.000 (Suriname) Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Passing just east of Paramaribo
2°35′N55°0′W / 2.583°N 55.000°W / 2.583; -55.000 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pará
Mato Grosso — from 9°33′S55°0′W / 9.550°S 55.000°W / -9.550; -55.000 (Mato Grosso)
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°38′S55°0′W / 17.633°S 55.000°W / -17.633; -55.000 (Mato Grosso do Sul)
23°57′S55°0′W / 23.950°S 55.000°W / -23.950; -55.000 (Paraguay) Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
26°47′S55°0′W / 26.783°S 55.000°W / -26.783; -55.000 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
27°47′S55°0′W / 27.783°S 55.000°W / -27.783; -55.000 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
31°18′S55°0′W / 31.300°S 55.000°W / -31.300; -55.000 (Uruguay) Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
34°55′S55°0′W / 34.917°S 55.000°W / -34.917; -55.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S55°0′W / 60.000°S 55.000°W / -60.000; -55.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
61°2′S55°0′W / 61.033°S 55.000°W / -61.033; -55.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Elephant Island — claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
61°8′S55°0′W / 61.133°S 55.000°W / -61.133; -55.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of Joinville Island, Antarctica (at 63°18′S55°1′W / 63.300°S 55.017°W / -63.300; -55.017 (Joinville Island) )
76°30′S55°0′W / 76.500°S 55.000°W / -76.500; -55.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov.
  2. ↑ "GeoHack - 55th meridian west". GeoHack. Wikimedia Toolforge. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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