58th meridian west explained

The meridian 58° 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 58th meridian west forms a great circle with the 122nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
Nyeboe Land
Baffin Bay
Davis Strait
Atlantic OceanLabrador Sea
Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
Atlantic Ocean
Passing just east of Georgetown
Passing through area claimed by
Pará
Amazonas — from
Pará — from
Mato Grosso — from
Mato Grosso do Sul
For about 20 km
Mato Grosso do Sul
For about 15 km
For about 10 km
Río de la Plata
Passing just west of La Plata, Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Island of East Falkland — claimed by
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
South Shetland IslandsKing George Islandclaimed by, and
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAntarctic Peninsulaclaimed by, and
Southern OceanWeddell Sea
AntarcticaJames Ross Islandclaimed by, and
Southern OceanWeddell Sea
AntarcticaTerritory claimed by, and

See also