59th meridian west

The meridian 59° 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 59th meridian west forms a great circle with the 121st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.5°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.5°N, -59°W
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 * 82.06667°N, -59°W
 * 82.06667°N, -59°W
 * Nyeboe Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.93333°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.93333°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.86667°N, -59°W
 * 81.86667°N, -59°W
 * Hall Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.7°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.7°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea
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 * 55.15°N, -59°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.76667°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.76667°N, -59°W
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 * 48.66667°N, -59°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Port au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.51667°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.51667°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 48.13333°N, -59°W
 * 48.13333°N, -59°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.58333°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.58333°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 7.88333°N, -59°W
 * 7.88333°N, -59°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇻🇪
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 * 1.31667°N, -59°W
 * Roraima Amazonas — from 0.23333°N, -59°W Mato Grosso — from -8.76667°N, -59°W
 * -16.3°N, -59°W
 * -16.3°N, -59°W
 * -19.4°N, -59°W
 * -19.4°N, -59°W
 * -19.4°N, -59°W
 * -24.65°N, -59°W
 * -24.65°N, -59°W
 * -24.65°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.66667°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.66667°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.66667°N, -59°W
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 * -51.38333°N, -59°W
 * Island of East Falkland — claimed by 🇦🇷
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.05°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.05°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -59°W
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 * -62.2°N, -59°W
 * King George Island and Nelson Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -62.33333°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -62.33333°N, -59°W
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 * -63.66667°N, -59°W
 * Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -64.95°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -64.95°N, -59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -75.48333°N, -59°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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