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The meridian 55° 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 55th meridian west forms a great circle with the 125th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 55°0′W / 90°N 55°W / 90; -55 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°36′N 55°0′W / 83.6°N 55°W / 83.6; -55 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°20′N 55°0′W / 82.333°N 55°W / 82.333; -55 (Greenland)	Greenland
71°26′N 55°0′W / 71.433°N 55°W / 71.433; -55 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
70°29′N 55°0′W / 70.483°N 55°W / 70.483; -55 (Greenland)	Greenland	Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island
70°24′N 55°0′W / 70.4°N 55°W / 70.4; -55 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
70°0′N 55°0′W / 70°N 55°W / 70; -55 (Davis Strait)	Davis Strait	Passing just west of Disko Island, Greenland
60°0′N 55°0′W / 60°N 55°W / 60; -55 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean Notre Dame Bay
49°33′N 55°0′W / 49.55°N 55°W / 49.55; -55 (Canada)	Canada	The Exploits Islands and the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
47°25′N 55°0′W / 47.417°N 55°W / 47.417; -55 (Fortune Bay)	Fortune Bay
47°30′N 55°0′W / 47.5°N 55°W / 47.5; -55 (Canada)	Canada	Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
47°17′N 55°0′W / 47.283°N 55°W / 47.283; -55 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 55°0′W / 6°N 55°W / 6; -55 (Suriname)	Suriname	Passing just east of Paramaribo
2°35′N 55°0′W / 2.583°N 55°W / 2.583; -55 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul
23°57′S 55°0′W / 23.95°S 55°W / -23.95; -55 (Paraguay)	Paraguay
26°47′S 55°0′W / 26.783°S 55°W / -26.783; -55 (Argentina)	Argentina
27°47′S 55°0′W / 27.783°S 55°W / -27.783; -55 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
31°18′S 55°0′W / 31.3°S 55°W / -31.3; -55 (Uruguay)	Uruguay
34°55′S 55°0′W / 34.917°S 55°W / -34.917; -55 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 55°0′W / 60°S 55°W / -60; -55 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
61°2′S 55°0′W / 61.033°S 55°W / -61.033; -55 (South Shetland Islands)	South Shetland Islands	Elephant Island - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
61°8′S 55°0′W / 61.133°S 55°W / -61.133; -55 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Passing just east of Joinville Island, Antarctica
76°30′S 55°0′W / 76.5°S 55°W / -76.5; -55 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom

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