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.

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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -56°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.56667°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.56667°N, -56°W
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 * 82.25°N, -56°W
 * 82.25°N, -56°W
 * Nyeboe Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.66667°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.66667°N, -56°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea
 * 53.55°N, -56°W
 * 53.55°N, -56°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.88333°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.88333°N, -56°W
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 * 51.58333°N, -56°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.8°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.8°N, -56°W
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 * 50°N, -56°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.5°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.5°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 (at 47.26667°N, -55.98333°W)
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 * 46.96667°N, -56°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.95°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre, 🇵🇲 (at 46.76667°N, -56.16667°W)
 * 5.81667°N, -56°W
 * 5.81667°N, -56°W
 * 2.4°N, -56°W
 * 2.4°N, -56°W
 * 2.4°N, -56°W
 * Pará
 * 2.13333°N, -56°W
 * 2.13333°N, -56°W
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 * 1.83333°N, -56°W
 * 1.83333°N, -56°W
 * Pará Mato Grosso — from -9.48333°N, -56°W Mato Grosso do Sul — from -17.23333°N, -56°W
 * -22.28333°N, -56°W
 * -22.28333°N, -56°W
 * -27.33333°N, -56°W
 * -27.33333°N, -56°W
 * -27.33333°N, -56°W
 * -28.5°N, -56°W
 * -28.5°N, -56°W
 * -28.5°N, -56°W
 * Rio Grande do Sul
 * -30.83333°N, -56°W
 * -30.83333°N, -56°W
 * Passing just east of Montevideo (at -34.88333°N, -56.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.86667°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.86667°N, -56°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -56°W
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 * -63.13333°N, -56°W
 * Joinville Island and Dundee Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -63.56667°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -63.56667°N, -56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -76.26667°N, -56°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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