59th meridian west explained

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.

The 59th meridian west forms a great circle with the 121st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
Nyeboe Land
Newman Bugt
Hall Land
Baffin Bay
Davis Strait
Atlantic OceanLabrador Sea
Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Newfoundland and LabradorPort au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
Bay St. George
Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
Atlantic Ocean
Territory claimed by
Roraima
Amazonas — from
Mato Grosso — from
Atlantic Ocean
Island of East Falkland — claimed by
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
South Shetland IslandsKing George Island and Nelson Islandclaimed by, and
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAntarctic Peninsulaclaimed by, and
Southern OceanWeddell Sea
AntarcticaTerritory claimed by, and

See also