title: 55th meridian west
text: # 55th meridian west
  
  The meridian 55° 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 55th meridian west forms a great circle with the 125th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 55.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -55.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°36′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.600°N 55.000°W﻿ / 83.600; -55.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°20′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.333°N 55.000°W﻿ / 82.333; -55.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 71°26′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.433°N 55.000°W﻿ / 71.433; -55.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°29′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.483°N 55.000°W﻿ / 70.483; -55.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island 70°24′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.400°N 55.000°W﻿ / 70.400; -55.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 55.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -55.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just west of Disko Island, Greenland (at 69°42′N 54°59′W﻿ / ﻿69.700°N 54.983°W﻿ / 69.700; -54.983﻿ (Disko Island)) 60°0′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 55.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -55.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean Notre Dame Bay 49°33′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.550°N 55.000°W﻿ / 49.550; -55.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — the Exploits Islands and the island of Newfoundland 47°25′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.417°N 55.000°W﻿ / 47.417; -55.000﻿ (Fortune Bay) Fortune Bay 47°30′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.500°N 55.000°W﻿ / 47.500; -55.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 47°17′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.283°N 55.000°W﻿ / 47.283; -55.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 6°0′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.000°N 55.000°W﻿ / 6.000; -55.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname Passing just east of Paramaribo 2°35′N 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.583°N 55.000°W﻿ / 2.583; -55.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará Mato Grosso — from 9°33′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.550°S 55.000°W﻿ / -9.550; -55.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°38′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.633°S 55.000°W﻿ / -17.633; -55.000﻿ (Mato Grosso do Sul) 23°57′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.950°S 55.000°W﻿ / -23.950; -55.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 26°47′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿26.783°S 55.000°W﻿ / -26.783; -55.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 27°47′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.783°S 55.000°W﻿ / -27.783; -55.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul 31°18′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.300°S 55.000°W﻿ / -31.300; -55.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay 34°55′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.917°S 55.000°W﻿ / -34.917; -55.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 55.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -55.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 61°2′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.033°S 55.000°W﻿ / -61.033; -55.000﻿ (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Elephant Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 61°8′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.133°S 55.000°W﻿ / -61.133; -55.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of Joinville Island, Antarctica (at 63°18′S 55°1′W﻿ / ﻿63.300°S 55.017°W﻿ / -63.300; -55.017﻿ (Joinville Island)) 76°30′S 55°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.500°S 55.000°W﻿ / -76.500; -55.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
  