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56th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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.

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

From Pole to Pole

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

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Nyeboe Land
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Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador — Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
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Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
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| ! scope="row" | | Newfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Pará

| ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Pará Mato Grosso — from Mato Grosso do Sul — from |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Rio Grande do Sul

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Passing just east of Montevideo (at )
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Joinville Island and Dundee Island — claimed by , and
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Territory claimed by , and
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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