51st meridian west
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51st meridian west
The meridian 51° 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.
The 51st meridian west forms a great circle with the 129th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 51°0′W / 90°N 51°W Arctic Ocean 83°39′N 51°0′W / 83.65°N 51°W Lincoln Sea 82°31′N 51°0′W / 82.517°N 51°W 
Greenland82°24′N 51°0′W / 82.4°N 51°W Sherard Osborn Fjord 81°57′N 51°0′W / 81.95°N 51°W GreenlandPassing through several fjords, the Nuussuaq Peninsula and Alluttoq Island 69°32′N 51°0′W / 69.533°N 51°W Disko Bay 69°20′N 51°0′W / 69.333°N 51°W GreenlandPassing through several fjords 63°8′N 51°0′W / 63.133°N 51°W Atlantic Ocean 3°6′N 51°0′W / 3.1°N 51°W 
BrazilAmapá
Pará - passing through several islands in the mouth of the Amazon River
Mato Grosso
Goiás
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
São Paulo
Paraná
Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Lagoa dos Patos31°20′S 51°0′W / 31.333°S 51°W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 51°0′W / 60°S 51°W Southern Ocean 77°1′S 51°0′W / 77.017°S 51°W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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