53rd meridian west

The meridian 53° 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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53rd meridian west

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the eastern limit of Chile's territorial claim and passes through the British and Argentinian claims - the three claims overlap. It also defines the western limit of Brazil's unofficial claim.

The 53rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 127th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 53rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 53°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 53°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°19′N 53°0′W	Greenland	Hendrik Island
82°5′N 53°0′W	Saint George Fjord
81°49′N 53°0′W	Greenland	The mainland, and the islands of Qeqertarsuaq and Upernivik
71°9′N 53°0′W	Uummannaq Fjord
70°46′N 53°0′W	Greenland	Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°18′N 53°0′W	Sullorsuaq Strait
70°5′N 53°0′W	Greenland	Disko Island
69°20′N 53°0′W	Disko Bay
68°40′N 53°0′W	Greenland	Passing through the mainland and many islands on the coast, including Saqqarliup Nunaa, Aamat, Sermersut and Maniitsoq
65°26′N 53°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador,  Canada (at 48°35′N 53°0′W)
48°7′N 53°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Bay de Verde Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
47°59′N 53°0′W	Conception Bay
47°38′N 53°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Bell Island
47°36′N 53°0′W	Conception Bay
47°31′N 53°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°45′N 53°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
5°28′N 53°0′W	France	French Guiana
2°10′N 53°0′W	Brazil	Amapá Pará — from 0°2′N 53°0′W Mato Grosso — from 9°41′S 53°0′W Goiás — from 16°51′S 53°0′W Mato Grosso do Sul — from 18°19′S 53°0′W São Paulo — for about 10 km from 22°30′S 53°0′W Paraná — from 22°35′S 53°0′W Santa Catarina — from 26°21′S 53°0′W Rio Grande do Sul— from 27°8′S 53°0′W
33°28′S 53°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 53°0′W	Southern Ocean
76°49′S 53°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); the western limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by  Brazil; and the eastern limit of Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by  Chile

See also

• 52nd meridian west
• 54th meridian west

References