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The meridian 56° 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 56th meridian west forms a great circle with the 124th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 56°0′W / 90°N 56°W / 90; -56 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°34′N 56°0′W / 83.567°N 56°W / 83.567; -56 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°15′N 56°0′W / 82.25°N 56°W / 82.25; -56 (Greenland)	Greenland	Passing through the mainland and many islands
72°40′N 56°0′W / 72.667°N 56°W / 72.667; -56 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
70°0′N 56°0′W / 70°N 56°W / 70; -56 (Davis Strait)	Davis Strait
60°0′N 56°0′W / 60°N 56°W / 60; -56 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea
53°33′N 56°0′W / 53.55°N 56°W / 53.55; -56 (Canada)	Canada	Mainland (Labrador), Newfoundland and Labrador
51°53′N 56°0′W / 51.883°N 56°W / 51.883; -56 (Strait of Belle Isle)	Strait of Belle Isle
51°35′N 56°0′W / 51.583°N 56°W / 51.583; -56 (Canada)	Canada	The Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
50°48′N 56°0′W / 50.8°N 56°W / 50.8; -56 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
50°0′N 56°0′W / 50°N 56°W / 50; -56 (Canada)	Canada	Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
47°30′N 56°0′W / 47.5°N 56°W / 47.5; -56 (Fortune Bay)	Fortune Bay	Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
46°58′N 56°0′W / 46.967°N 56°W / 46.967; -56 (Canada)	Canada	The tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
46°57′N 56°0′W / 46.95°N 56°W / 46.95; -56 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
5°49′N 56°0′W / 5.817°N 56°W / 5.817; -56 (Suriname)	Suriname
2°24′N 56°0′W / 2.4°N 56°W / 2.4; -56 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará
2°8′N 56°0′W / 2.133°N 56°W / 2.133; -56 (Suriname)	Suriname
1°50′N 56°0′W / 1.833°N 56°W / 1.833; -56 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul
22°17′S 56°0′W / 22.283°S 56°W / -22.283; -56 (Paraguay)	Paraguay
27°20′S 56°0′W / 27.333°S 56°W / -27.333; -56 (Argentina)	Argentina
28°30′S 56°0′W / 28.5°S 56°W / -28.5; -56 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
30°50′S 56°0′W / 30.833°S 56°W / -30.833; -56 (Uruguay)	Uruguay	Passing just east of Montevideo
34°52′S 56°0′W / 34.867°S 56°W / -34.867; -56 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 56°0′W / 60°S 56°W / -60; -56 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
63°8′S 56°0′W / 63.133°S 56°W / -63.133; -56 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Joinville Island and Dundee Island - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
63°34′S 56°0′W / 63.567°S 56°W / -63.567; -56 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
76°16′S 56°0′W / 76.267°S 56°W / -76.267; -56 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom

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