57th meridian west

The meridian 57° 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 57th meridian west forms a great circle with the 123rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.55°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.55°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.18333°N, -57°W
 * 82.18333°N, -57°W
 * Nyeboe Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 74.16667°N, -57°W
 * 74.16667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.11667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.11667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.11667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea
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 * 53.71667°N, -57°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.4°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.4°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * 50.98333°N, -57°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.58333°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.58333°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 5.98333°N, -57°W
 * 5.98333°N, -57°W
 * 2.56667°N, -57°W
 * 2.56667°N, -57°W
 * 2.56667°N, -57°W
 * Area claimed by 🇸🇷
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 * 1.9°N, -57°W
 * Pará Amazonas — from -1.91667°N, -57°W Pará — from -3.81667°N, -57°W Mato Grosso — from -9.3°N, -57°W Mato Grosso do Sul — from -17.66667°N, -57°W
 * -22.21667°N, -57°W
 * -22.21667°N, -57°W
 * -27.46667°N, -57°W
 * -27.46667°N, -57°W
 * -27.46667°N, -57°W
 * -29.65°N, -57°W
 * -29.65°N, -57°W
 * -29.65°N, -57°W
 * -30.08333°N, -57°W
 * -30.08333°N, -57°W
 * -30.08333°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.56667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.56667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.56667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -36.33333°N, -57°W
 * -36.33333°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -37.31667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -37.31667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -37.31667°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -57°W
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 * -63.35°N, -57°W
 * Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -63.63333°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea — passing just east of Vega Island (at -63.81667°N, -57.05°W) and James Ross Island (at -64.16667°N, -57.05°W), Antarctica
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 * -64.35°N, -57°W
 * Snow Hill Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -64.45°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -64.45°N, -57°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -75.96667°N, -57°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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