55th meridian west

The meridian 55° 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 55th meridian west forms a great circle with the 125th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -55°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.6°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.6°N, -55°W
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 * 82.33333°N, -55°W
 * 82.33333°N, -55°W
 * Nyeboe Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.43333°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.43333°N, -55°W
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 * 70.48333°N, -55°W
 * 70.48333°N, -55°W
 * Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.4°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.4°N, -55°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Disko Island, 🇬🇱 (at 69.7°N, -54.98333°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean Notre Dame Bay
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 * 49.55°N, -55°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — the Exploits Islands and the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.41667°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.41667°N, -55°W
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 * 47.5°N, -55°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.28333°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.28333°N, -55°W
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 * 6°N, -55°W
 * 6°N, -55°W
 * Passing just east of Paramaribo
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 * 2.58333°N, -55°W
 * Pará Mato Grosso — from -9.55°N, -55°W Mato Grosso do Sul — from -17.63333°N, -55°W
 * -23.95°N, -55°W
 * -23.95°N, -55°W
 * -26.78333°N, -55°W
 * -26.78333°N, -55°W
 * -26.78333°N, -55°W
 * -27.78333°N, -55°W
 * -27.78333°N, -55°W
 * -27.78333°N, -55°W
 * Rio Grande do Sul
 * -31.3°N, -55°W
 * -31.3°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.91667°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.91667°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.91667°N, -55°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -55°W
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 * -61.03333°N, -55°W
 * Elephant Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -61.13333°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -61.13333°N, -55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Joinville Island, Antarctica (at -63.3°N, -55.01667°W)
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 * -76.5°N, -55°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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