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55th meridian west

Themeridian 55° west ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,North America, theAtlantic Ocean,South America, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 55th meridian west forms agreat circle with the125th meridian east.

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
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)	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)	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 ofDisko Island, Greenland (at69°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)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — theExploits Islands and the island ofNewfoundland
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)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador —Burin Peninsula on the island ofNewfoundland
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)	Suriname	Passing just east ofParamaribo
2°35′N55°0′W / 2.583°N 55.000°W /2.583; -55.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará Mato Grosso — from9°33′S55°0′W / 9.550°S 55.000°W /-9.550; -55.000 (Mato Grosso) Mato Grosso do Sul — from17°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)	Paraguay
26°47′S55°0′W / 26.783°S 55.000°W /-26.783; -55.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
27°47′S55°0′W / 27.783°S 55.000°W /-27.783; -55.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
31°18′S55°0′W / 31.300°S 55.000°W /-31.300; -55.000 (Uruguay)	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 Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
61°8′S55°0′W / 61.133°S 55.000°W /-61.133; -55.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Passing just east ofJoinville Island,Antarctica (at63°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	Territoryclaimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom

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