50th meridian west

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50th meridian west

The meridian 50° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 50th meridian west forms a great circle with the 130th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 50°0′W / 90.000°N 50.000°W / 90.000; -50.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 50°0′W / 83.667°N 50.000°W / 83.667; -50.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°48′N 50°0′W / 82.800°N 50.000°W / 82.800; -50.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Beaumont Island
82°46′N 50°0′W / 82.767°N 50.000°W / 82.767; -50.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°31′N 50°0′W / 82.517°N 50.000°W / 82.517; -50.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Wulff Land
82°1′N 50°0′W / 82.017°N 50.000°W / 82.017; -50.000 (Sherard Osborn Fjord) Sherard Osborn Fjord
81°53′N 50°0′W / 81.883°N 50.000°W / 81.883; -50.000 (Greenland)  Greenland
62°18′N 50°0′W / 62.300°N 50.000°W / 62.300; -50.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
1°42′N 50°0′W / 1.700°N 50.000°W / 1.700; -50.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Amapá — mainland and the island of Bailique
0°56′N 50°0′W / 0.933°N 50.000°W / 0.933; -50.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Mouth of the Amazon River
0°18′N 50°0′W / 0.300°N 50.000°W / 0.300; -50.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Pará — islands of Caviana and Marajó, and the mainland
Tocantins — from 9°15′S 50°0′W / 9.250°S 50.000°W / -9.250; -50.000 (Tocantins)
Goiás — from 13°3′S 50°0′W / 13.050°S 50.000°W / -13.050; -50.000 (Goiás)
Minas Gerais — from 18°36′S 50°0′W / 18.600°S 50.000°W / -18.600; -50.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from 19°56′S 50°0′W / 19.933°S 50.000°W / -19.933; -50.000 (São Paulo)
Paraná — from 22°55′S 50°0′W / 22.917°S 50.000°W / -22.917; -50.000 (Paraná)
Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 50°0′W / 26.017°S 50.000°W / -26.017; -50.000 (Santa Catarina)
Rio Grande do Sul — from 28°27′S 50°0′W / 28.450°S 50.000°W / -28.450; -50.000 (Rio Grande do Sul)
Santa Catarina — for about 11 km from 29°8′S 50°0′W / 29.133°S 50.000°W / -29.133; -50.000 (Santa Catarina)
Rio Grande do Sul — from 29°13′S 50°0′W / 29.217°S 50.000°W / -29.217; -50.000 (Rio Grande do Sul)
29°44′S 50°0′W / 29.733°S 50.000°W / -29.733; -50.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 50°0′W / 60.000°S 50.000°W / -60.000; -50.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°12′S 50°0′W / 77.200°S 50.000°W / -77.200; -50.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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