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59th meridian west 
Summary
The meridian 59° 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.
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59th meridian westThe 59th meridian west forms a great circle with the 121st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole edit
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 59°0′W / 90.000°N 59.000°W Arctic Ocean 83°30′N 59°0′W / 83.500°N 59.000°W Lincoln Sea 82°4′N 59°0′W / 82.067°N 59.000°W 
Greenland
Nyeboe Land 81°56′N 59°0′W / 81.933°N 59.000°W Newman Bugt 81°52′N 59°0′W / 81.867°N 59.000°W Greenland
Hall Land 75°42′N 59°0′W / 75.700°N 59.000°W Baffin Bay 70°0′N 59°0′W / 70.000°N 59.000°W Davis Strait 60°0′N 59°0′W / 60.000°N 59.000°W Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 55°9′N 59°0′W / 55.150°N 59.000°W 
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 59°0′W / 52.000°N 59.000°W50°46′N 59°0′W / 50.767°N 59.000°W Gulf of Saint Lawrence 48°40′N 59°0′W / 48.667°N 59.000°W Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador — Port au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 48°31′N 59°0′W / 48.517°N 59.000°W Bay St. George 48°8′N 59°0′W / 48.133°N 59.000°W Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°35′N 59°0′W / 47.583°N 59.000°W Atlantic Ocean 7°53′N 59°0′W / 7.883°N 59.000°W 
Guyana
Territory claimed by 
Venezuela
1°19′N 59°0′W / 1.317°N 59.000°W 
Brazil
Roraima
Amazonas — from 0°14′N 59°0′W / 0.233°N 59.000°W
Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 59°0′W / 8.767°S 59.000°W16°18′S 59°0′W / 16.300°S 59.000°W 
Bolivia
19°24′S 59°0′W / 19.400°S 59.000°W 
Paraguay
24°39′S 59°0′W / 24.650°S 59.000°W 
Argentina
38°40′S 59°0′W / 38.667°S 59.000°W Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 59°0′W / 51.383°S 59.000°W 
Falkland Islands
Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina
52°3′S 59°0′W / 52.050°S 59.000°W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 59°0′W / 60.000°S 59.000°W Southern Ocean 62°12′S 59°0′W / 62.200°S 59.000°W South Shetland Islands King George Island and Nelson Island — claimed by Argentina, 
Chile and 
United Kingdom
62°20′S 59°0′W / 62.333°S 59.000°W Southern Ocean 63°40′S 59°0′W / 63.667°S 59.000°W Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
64°57′S 59°0′W / 64.950°S 59.000°W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°29′S 59°0′W / 75.483°S 59.000°W Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
