49th meridian west

The meridian 49° 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.

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49th meridian west

The 49th meridian west forms a great circle with the 131st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 49°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 49°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°26′N 49°0′W	Greenland	Wulff Land
61°24′N 49°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
0°8′S 49°0′W	Brazil	Pará — Marajó island and the mainland Tocantins — from 6°46′S 49°0′W Goiás — from 12°45′S 49°0′W Minas Gerais — from 18°21′S 49°0′W São Paulo — from 20°9′S 49°0′W Paraná — from 24°40′S 49°0′W Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 49°0′W
28°41′S 49°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 49°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°20′S 49°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 48th meridian west
• 50th meridian west