52nd meridian west

The meridian 52° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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52nd meridian west

The 52nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 128th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 52nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 52°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 52°0′W Lincoln Sea
82°16′N 52°0′W  Greenland Castle Island, Hendrik Island and Warming Land
71°6′N 52°0′W Uummannaq Fjord
70°58′N 52°0′W  Greenland Appat Island
71°6′N 52°0′W Uummannaq Fjord
70°52′N 52°0′W  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°1′N 52°0′W Sullorsuaq Strait
69°48′N 52°0′W  Greenland Disko Island
69°33′N 52°0′W Disko Bay
68°37′N 52°0′W  Greenland
64°7′N 52°0′W Atlantic Ocean
4°41′N 52°0′W  France French Guiana
3°37′N 52°0′W  Brazil Amapá
Pará — from 1°10′S 52°0′W
Mato Grosso — from 9°45′S 52°0′W
Goiás — from 15°51′S 52°0′W
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 18°58′S 52°0′W
São Paulo — from 21°31′S 52°0′W
Paraná — from 22°33′S 52°0′W
Santa Catarina — from 26°35′S 52°0′W
Rio Grande do Sul — from 27°23′S 52°0′W, passing through Lagoa dos Patos
32°5′S 52°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 52°0′W Southern Ocean
76°54′S 52°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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