54th meridian west

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54th meridian west

The meridian 54° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Newfoundland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 54th meridian west forms a great circle with the 126th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 54th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 54°0′W / 90°N 54°W / 90; -54 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°37′N 54°0′W / 83.617°N 54°W / 83.617; -54 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°16′N 54°0′W / 82.267°N 54°W / 82.267; -54 (Greenland)	Greenland
71°26′N 54°0′W / 71.433°N 54°W / 71.433; -54 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay	Passing just west of Illorsuit Island,  Greenland
70°49′N 54°0′W / 70.817°N 54°W / 70.817; -54 (Greenland)	Greenland	Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°24′N 54°0′W / 70.4°N 54°W / 70.4; -54 (Sullorsuaq Strait)	Sullorsuaq Strait
70°17′N 54°0′W / 70.283°N 54°W / 70.283; -54 (Greenland)	Greenland	Disko Island
69°34′N 54°0′W / 69.567°N 54°W / 69.567; -54 (Davis Strait)	Davis Strait	Passing just west of the mainland of  Greenland
60°0′N 54°0′W / 60°N 54°W / 60; -54 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean - passing just east of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,  Canada
49°27′N 54°0′W / 49.45°N 54°W / 49.45; -54 (Canada)	Canada	Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
47°45′N 54°0′W / 47.75°N 54°W / 47.75; -54 (Placentia Bay)	Placentia Bay
47°19′N 54°0′W / 47.317°N 54°W / 47.317; -54 (Canada)	Canada	Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
46°50′N 54°0′W / 46.833°N 54°W / 46.833; -54 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
5°46′N 54°0′W / 5.767°N 54°W / 5.767; -54 (Suriname)	Suriname	For about 10km at the extreme north-east of the country
5°40′N 54°0′W / 5.667°N 54°W / 5.667; -54 (France)	France	French Guiana
3°39′N 54°0′W / 3.65°N 54°W / 3.65; -54 (Suriname)	Suriname	For about 13km
3°33′N 54°0′W / 3.55°N 54°W / 3.55; -54 (France)	France	French Guiana - passing through some territory claimed by  Suriname
2°13′N 54°0′W / 2.217°N 54°W / 2.217; -54 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amapá Pará Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná
25°34′S 54°0′W / 25.567°S 54°W / -25.567; -54 (Argentina)	Argentina
27°12′S 54°0′W / 27.2°S 54°W / -27.2; -54 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
31°55′S 54°0′W / 31.917°S 54°W / -31.917; -54 (Uruguay)	Uruguay
34°31′S 54°0′W / 34.517°S 54°W / -34.517; -54 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 54°0′W / 60°S 54°W / -60; -54 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
61°5′S 54°0′W / 61.083°S 54°W / -61.083; -54 (South Shetland Islands)	South Shetland Islands	Clarence Island - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
61°14′S 54°0′W / 61.233°S 54°W / -61.233; -54 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
76°39′S 54°0′W / 76.65°S 54°W / -76.65; -54 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

See also

• 53rd meridian west
• 55th meridian west

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