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56th meridian west

The meridian 56° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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56th meridian west

The 56th meridian west forms a great circle with the 124th meridian east.

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 56°0′W / 90.000°N 56.000°W / 90.000; -56.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°34′N 56°0′W / 83.567°N 56.000°W / 83.567; -56.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°15′N 56°0′W / 82.250°N 56.000°W / 82.250; -56.000 (Greenland)   Greenland Nyeboe Land
72°40′N 56°0′W / 72.667°N 56.000°W / 72.667; -56.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°0′N 56°0′W / 70.000°N 56.000°W / 70.000; -56.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
60°0′N 56°0′W / 60.000°N 56.000°W / 60.000; -56.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
53°33′N 56°0′W / 53.550°N 56.000°W / 53.550; -56.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
51°53′N 56°0′W / 51.883°N 56.000°W / 51.883; -56.000 (Strait of Belle Isle) Strait of Belle Isle
51°35′N 56°0′W / 51.583°N 56.000°W / 51.583; -56.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and LabradorGreat Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
50°48′N 56°0′W / 50.800°N 56.000°W / 50.800; -56.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
50°0′N 56°0′W / 50.000°N 56.000°W / 50.000; -56.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
47°30′N 56°0′W / 47.500°N 56.000°W / 47.500; -56.000 (Fortune Bay) Fortune Bay Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,   Canada (at 47°16′N 55°59′W / 47.267°N 55.983°W / 47.267; -55.983 (Brunette Island))
46°58′N 56°0′W / 46.967°N 56.000°W / 46.967; -56.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°57′N 56°0′W / 46.950°N 56.000°W / 46.950; -56.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre,   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (at 46°46′N 56°10′W / 46.767°N 56.167°W / 46.767; -56.167 (Saint-Pierre))
5°49′N 56°0′W / 5.817°N 56.000°W / 5.817; -56.000 (Suriname)   Suriname
2°24′N 56°0′W / 2.400°N 56.000°W / 2.400; -56.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Pará
2°8′N 56°0′W / 2.133°N 56.000°W / 2.133; -56.000 (Suriname)   Suriname
1°50′N 56°0′W / 1.833°N 56.000°W / 1.833; -56.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Pará
Mato Grosso — from 9°29′S 56°0′W / 9.483°S 56.000°W / -9.483; -56.000 (Mato Grosso)
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°14′S 56°0′W / 17.233°S 56.000°W / -17.233; -56.000 (Mato Grosso do Sul)
22°17′S 56°0′W / 22.283°S 56.000°W / -22.283; -56.000 (Paraguay)   Paraguay
27°20′S 56°0′W / 27.333°S 56.000°W / -27.333; -56.000 (Argentina)   Argentina
28°30′S 56°0′W / 28.500°S 56.000°W / -28.500; -56.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
30°50′S 56°0′W / 30.833°S 56.000°W / -30.833; -56.000 (Uruguay)   Uruguay Passing just east of Montevideo (at 34°53′S 56°9′W / 34.883°S 56.150°W / -34.883; -56.150 (Montevideo))
34°52′S 56°0′W / 34.867°S 56.000°W / -34.867; -56.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 56°0′W / 60.000°S 56.000°W / -60.000; -56.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
63°8′S 56°0′W / 63.133°S 56.000°W / -63.133; -56.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Joinville Island and Dundee Islandclaimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom
63°34′S 56°0′W / 63.567°S 56.000°W / -63.567; -56.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
76°16′S 56°0′W / 76.267°S 56.000°W / -76.267; -56.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom

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