54th meridian west

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54th meridian west

The meridian 54° west of

Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Newfoundland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole
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The 54th meridian west forms a great circle with the 126th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 54th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 54°0′W / 90.000°N 54.000°W / 90.000; -54.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°37′N 54°0′W / 83.617°N 54.000°W / 83.617; -54.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°16′N 54°0′W / 82.267°N 54.000°W / 82.267; -54.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land
71°26′N 54°0′W / 71.433°N 54.000°W / 71.433; -54.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Passing just west of Illorsuit Island,  Greenland (at 71°8′N 54°0′W / 71.133°N 54.000°W / 71.133; -54.000 (Illorsuit Island))
70°49′N 54°0′W / 70.817°N 54.000°W / 70.817; -54.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°24′N 54°0′W / 70.400°N 54.000°W / 70.400; -54.000 (Sullorsuaq Strait) Sullorsuaq Strait
70°17′N 54°0′W / 70.283°N 54.000°W / 70.283; -54.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Disko Island
69°34′N 54°0′W / 69.567°N 54.000°W / 69.567; -54.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just west of the mainland of  Greenland (at 67°5′N 54°0′W / 67.083°N 54.000°W / 67.083; -54.000 (Greenland))
60°0′N 54°0′W / 60.000°N 54.000°W / 60.000; -54.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean )
49°27′N 54°0′W / 49.450°N 54.000°W / 49.450; -54.000 (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
47°45′N 54°0′W / 47.750°N 54.000°W / 47.750; -54.000 (Placentia Bay) Placentia Bay
47°19′N 54°0′W / 47.317°N 54.000°W / 47.317; -54.000 (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and LabradorAvalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°50′N 54°0′W / 46.833°N 54.000°W / 46.833; -54.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
5°46′N 54°0′W / 5.767°N 54.000°W / 5.767; -54.000 (Suriname)  Suriname For about 10 km at the extreme north-east of the country
5°40′N 54°0′W / 5.667°N 54.000°W / 5.667; -54.000 (France)  France French Guiana
3°39′N 54°0′W / 3.650°N 54.000°W / 3.650; -54.000 (Suriname)  Suriname For about 13 km
3°33′N 54°0′W / 3.550°N 54.000°W / 3.550; -54.000 (France)  France French Guiana — passing through some territory claimed by  Suriname
2°13′N 54°0′W / 2.217°N 54.000°W / 2.217; -54.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Amapá
Pará — from 1°32′N 54°0′W / 1.533°N 54.000°W / 1.533; -54.000 (Pará)
Mato Grosso — from 9°37′S 54°0′W / 9.617°S 54.000°W / -9.617; -54.000 (Mato Grosso)
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°29′S 54°0′W / 17.483°S 54.000°W / -17.483; -54.000 (Mato Grosso do Sul)
Paraná — from 23°29′N 54°0′W / 23.483°N 54.000°W / 23.483; -54.000 (Paraná)
25°34′S 54°0′W / 25.567°S 54.000°W / -25.567; -54.000 (Argentina)  Argentina
27°12′S 54°0′W / 27.200°S 54.000°W / -27.200; -54.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
31°55′S 54°0′W / 31.917°S 54.000°W / -31.917; -54.000 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
34°31′S 54°0′W / 34.517°S 54.000°W / -34.517; -54.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 54°0′W / 60.000°S 54.000°W / -60.000; -54.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
61°5′S 54°0′W / 61.083°S 54.000°W / -61.083; -54.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands
claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
61°14′S 54°0′W / 61.233°S 54.000°W / -61.233; -54.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
76°39′S 54°0′W / 76.650°S 54.000°W / -76.650; -54.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory
claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

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