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48th meridian west

Themeridian 48° west ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Greenland, theAtlantic Ocean,South America, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 48th meridian west forms agreat circle with the132nd meridian east.

The map indexing scheme ofCanada'sNational Topographic System begins in the east at the 48th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 48th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N48°0′W / 90.000°N 48.000°W /90.000; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
83°41′N48°0′W / 83.683°N 48.000°W /83.683; -48.000 (Lincoln Sea)Lincoln Sea
82°53′N48°0′W / 82.883°N 48.000°W /82.883; -48.000 (Greenland) GreenlandJohn Murray Island
82°46′N48°0′W / 82.767°N 48.000°W /82.767; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)Lincoln Sea
82°30′N48°0′W / 82.500°N 48.000°W /82.500; -48.000 (Victoria Fjord)Victoria Fjord
82°17′N48°0′W / 82.283°N 48.000°W /82.283; -48.000 (Greenland) GreenlandWulff Land
60°41′N48°0′W / 60.683°N 48.000°W /60.683; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
0°43′S48°0′W / 0.717°S 48.000°W /-0.717; -48.000 (Brazil) BrazilPará
Maranhão — from4°45′S48°0′W / 4.750°S 48.000°W /-4.750; -48.000 (Maranhão)
Tocantins — from5°14′S48°0′W / 5.233°S 48.000°W /-5.233; -48.000 (Tocantins)
Goiás — from13°15′S48°0′W / 13.250°S 48.000°W /-13.250; -48.000 (Goiás)
Federal District — from15°30′S48°0′W / 15.500°S 48.000°W /-15.500; -48.000 (Distrito Federal), passing just west ofBrasília (at15°47′S47°54′W / 15.783°S 47.900°W /-15.783; -47.900 (Brasília))
Goiás — from16°2′S48°0′W / 16.033°S 48.000°W /-16.033; -48.000 (Goiás)
Minas Gerais — from18°27′S48°0′W / 18.450°S 48.000°W /-18.450; -48.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from20°5′S48°0′W / 20.083°S 48.000°W /-20.083; -48.000 (São Paulo)
25°13′S48°0′W / 25.217°S 48.000°W /-25.217; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S48°0′W / 60.000°S 48.000°W /-60.000; -48.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
72°32′S48°0′W / 72.533°S 48.000°W /-72.533; -48.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaClaimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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