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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54th meridian west

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	Arctic Ocean
83°37′N 54°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°16′N 54°0′W	Greenland	Nyeboe Land
71°26′N 54°0′W	Baffin Bay	Passing just west of Illorsuit Island,  Greenland (at 71°8′N 54°0′W)
70°49′N 54°0′W	Greenland	Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°24′N 54°0′W	Sullorsuaq Strait
70°17′N 54°0′W	Greenland	Disko Island
69°34′N 54°0′W	Davis Strait	Passing just west of the mainland of  Greenland (at 67°5′N 54°0′W)
60°0′N 54°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean — passing just east of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,  Canada (at 49°39′N 54°0′W)
49°27′N 54°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
47°45′N 54°0′W	Placentia Bay
47°19′N 54°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°50′N 54°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
5°46′N 54°0′W	Suriname	For about 10 km at the extreme north-east of the country
5°40′N 54°0′W	France	French Guiana
3°39′N 54°0′W	Suriname	For about 13 km
3°33′N 54°0′W	France	French Guiana — passing through some territory claimed by  Suriname
2°13′N 54°0′W	Brazil	Amapá Pará — from 1°32′N 54°0′W Mato Grosso — from 9°37′S 54°0′W Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°29′S 54°0′W Paraná — from 23°29′N 54°0′W
25°34′S 54°0′W	Argentina
27°12′S 54°0′W	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
31°55′S 54°0′W	Uruguay
34°31′S 54°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 54°0′W	Southern Ocean
61°5′S 54°0′W	South Shetland Islands	Clarence Island — claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
61°14′S 54°0′W	Southern Ocean
76°39′S 54°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

See also

• 53rd meridian west
• 55th meridian west

References