58th meridian west

The meridian 58° 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.

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58th meridian west

The 58th meridian west forms a great circle with the 122nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 58°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°32′N 58°0′W Lincoln Sea
82°8′N 58°0′W  Greenland Nyeboe Land
75°5′N 58°0′W Baffin Bay
70°0′N 58°0′W Davis Strait
60°0′N 58°0′W Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
54°54′N 58°0′W  Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 58°0′W
51°18′N 58°0′W Gulf of Saint Lawrence
49°34′N 58°0′W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
47°40′N 58°0′W Atlantic Ocean
6°47′N 58°0′W  Guyana Passing just east of Georgetown
4°15′N 58°0′W  Suriname
3°56′N 58°0′W  Guyana Passing through area claimed by  Suriname
1°33′N 58°0′W  Brazil Pará
Amazonas — from 1°30′S 58°0′W
Pará — from 6°8′S 58°0′W
Mato Grosso — from 7°24′S 58°0′W
17°31′S 58°0′W  Bolivia
19°29′S 58°0′W  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
19°53′S 58°0′W  Bolivia For about 20 km
20°3′S 58°0′W  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
20°37′S 58°0′W  Paraguay
25°2′S 58°0′W  Argentina
26°5′S 58°0′W  Paraguay
27°16′S 58°0′W  Argentina
31°24′S 58°0′W  Uruguay For about 15 km
31°32′S 58°0′W  Argentina For about 10 km
31°38′S 58°0′W  Uruguay
34°16′S 58°0′W Río de la Plata
34°48′S 58°0′W  Argentina
38°21′S 58°0′W Atlantic Ocean
51°23′S 58°0′W  Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland — claimed by  Argentina
51°45′S 58°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 58°0′W Southern Ocean
61°54′S 58°0′W South Shetland Islands King George Islandclaimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
62°4′S 58°0′W Southern Ocean
63°23′S 58°0′W Antarctica Antarctic Peninsulaclaimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
63°41′S 58°0′W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
63°51′S 58°0′W Antarctica James Ross Islandclaimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
64°24′S 58°0′W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
75°42′S 58°0′W Antarctica Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

See also

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