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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -53°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.63333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.63333°N, -53°W
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 * 82.31667°N, -53°W
 * 82.31667°N, -53°W
 * Hendrik Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.08333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.08333°N, -53°W
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 * 81.81667°N, -53°W
 * The mainland, and the islands of Qeqertarsuaq and Upernivik
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.15°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.15°N, -53°W
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 * 70.76667°N, -53°W
 * 70.76667°N, -53°W
 * Nuussuaq Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.3°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.3°N, -53°W
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 * 70.08333°N, -53°W
 * 70.08333°N, -53°W
 * Disko Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.33333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.33333°N, -53°W
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 * 68.66667°N, -53°W
 * Passing through the mainland and many islands on the coast, including Saqqarliup Nunaa, Aamat, Sermersut and Maniitsoq
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.43333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 (at 48.58333°N, -53°W)
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 * 48.11667°N, -53°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Bay de Verde Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.98333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.98333°N, -53°W
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 * 47.63333°N, -53°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Bell Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.6°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.6°N, -53°W
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 * 47.51667°N, -53°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.75°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.75°N, -53°W
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 * 5.46667°N, -53°W
 * 5.46667°N, -53°W
 * French Guiana
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 * 2.16667°N, -53°W
 * Amapá Pará — from 0.03333°N, -53°W Mato Grosso — from -9.68333°N, -53°W Goiás — from -16.85°N, -53°W Mato Grosso do Sul — from -18.31667°N, -53°W São Paulo — for about 10 km from -22.5°N, -53°W Paraná — from -22.58333°N, -53°W Santa Catarina — from -26.35°N, -53°W Rio Grande do Sul— from -27.13333°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.46667°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.46667°N, -53°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -53°W
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 * -76.81667°N, -53°W
 * Territory claimed by both 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory); the western limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by 🇧🇷; and the eastern limit of Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by
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