title: 58th meridian west
text: # 58th meridian west
  
  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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 58.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -58.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°32′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.533°N 58.000°W﻿ / 83.533; -58.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°8′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.133°N 58.000°W﻿ / 82.133; -58.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 75°5′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.083°N 58.000°W﻿ / 75.083; -58.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 58.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -58.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 58.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -58.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 54°54′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.900°N 58.000°W﻿ / 54.900; -58.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°0′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°N 58.000°W﻿ / 52.000; -58.000﻿ (Quebec) 51°18′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.300°N 58.000°W﻿ / 51.300; -58.000﻿ (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 49°34′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.567°N 58.000°W﻿ / 49.567; -58.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°40′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.667°N 58.000°W﻿ / 47.667; -58.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 6°47′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.783°N 58.000°W﻿ / 6.783; -58.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Passing just east of Georgetown 4°15′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.250°N 58.000°W﻿ / 4.250; -58.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 3°56′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿3.933°N 58.000°W﻿ / 3.933; -58.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Passing through area claimed by Suriname 1°33′N 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.550°N 58.000°W﻿ / 1.550; -58.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará Amazonas — from 1°30′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.500°S 58.000°W﻿ / -1.500; -58.000﻿ (Amazonas) Pará — from 6°8′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.133°S 58.000°W﻿ / -6.133; -58.000﻿ (Pará) Mato Grosso — from 7°24′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿7.400°S 58.000°W﻿ / -7.400; -58.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) 17°31′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.517°S 58.000°W﻿ / -17.517; -58.000﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia 19°29′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.483°S 58.000°W﻿ / -19.483; -58.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul 19°53′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.883°S 58.000°W﻿ / -19.883; -58.000﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia For about 20 km 20°3′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.050°S 58.000°W﻿ / -20.050; -58.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul 20°37′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.617°S 58.000°W﻿ / -20.617; -58.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 25°2′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿25.033°S 58.000°W﻿ / -25.033; -58.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 26°5′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿26.083°S 58.000°W﻿ / -26.083; -58.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 27°16′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.267°S 58.000°W﻿ / -27.267; -58.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 31°24′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.400°S 58.000°W﻿ / -31.400; -58.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay For about 15 km 31°32′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.533°S 58.000°W﻿ / -31.533; -58.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina For about 10 km 31°38′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.633°S 58.000°W﻿ / -31.633; -58.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay 34°16′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.267°S 58.000°W﻿ / -34.267; -58.000﻿ (Río de la Plata) Río de la Plata 34°48′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.800°S 58.000°W﻿ / -34.800; -58.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina Passing just west of La Plata, Argentina 38°21′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.350°S 58.000°W﻿ / -38.350; -58.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.383°S 58.000°W﻿ / -51.383; -58.000﻿ (Falkland Islands)  Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina 51°45′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.750°S 58.000°W﻿ / -51.750; -58.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 58.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -58.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 61°54′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.900°S 58.000°W﻿ / -61.900; -58.000﻿ (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands King George Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 62°4′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.067°S 58.000°W﻿ / -62.067; -58.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°23′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.383°S 58.000°W﻿ / -63.383; -58.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°41′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.683°S 58.000°W﻿ / -63.683; -58.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 63°51′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.850°S 58.000°W﻿ / -63.850; -58.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica James Ross Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°24′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.400°S 58.000°W﻿ / -64.400; -58.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°42′S 58°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.700°S 58.000°W﻿ / -75.700; -58.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
  